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title: "Newcastle: Inside PIF’s bid for £88M striker"
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author: "Samuel Slaney"
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published: "2022-11-10T20:30:00Z"
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# Newcastle: Inside PIF’s bid for £88M striker

Newcastle reportedly put forward a bid of €100m (£88m) in January to secure the services of Napoli’s [37-goal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/victor-osimhen/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/401923/plus/0?saison=&verein=6195&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) striker, Victor Osimhen.

That is according to [Corriere dello Sport](https://www.corrieredellosport.it/), via [SportWitness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-pretended-nothing-happened-newcastle-offered-e100m-player-anything-subliminal-messages/).

The [report](https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-pretended-nothing-happened-newcastle-offered-e100m-player-anything-subliminal-messages/) states that the proposal was put forward following PIF’s acquisition of Newcastle, with the Tyneside outfit left looking for striking options.

In the same piece, they state: *“When Newcastle, last January, launched messages that were anything but subliminal, and let \[Napoli\] see €100m ready to close the deal, Napoli pretended nothing happened, kept the wealth of their jewel and thought to build the future around him.”*

Of course, nothing prospered and Newcastle picked up Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad in the summer.

## **PIF’s big ambitions**

There are so many potential twists that could have come with the signing of Osimhen from Napoli.

With Qatar-bound Callum Wilson earning an England call-up, you have to ask, would this have been the case if the Magpies had pulled off the signing of Nigeria striker Osimhen?

Game time would have been a lot harder to come by, with the 23-year-old proven in multiple leagues, boasting a healthy return of [eight goals](https://www.fotmob.com/players/687681/victor-osimhen) and [two assists](https://www.fotmob.com/players/687681/victor-osimhen) in ten Serie A games this season.

The Nigeria striker is a fan of both Harry Kane and Didier Drogba and has openly expressed his inspiration for the pair in an update relayed by [Fabrizio Romano:](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1551378381568200704) “*Victor Osimhen on his future after Premier League links: ‘I’m very happy at Napoli, I feel really good here. This city makes me happy”, tells Corriere dello Sport.*

*‘My inspirations are Harry Kane and Didier Drogba’.*“

Osimhen has been [linked](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8750439/Victor-Osimhen-claims-turned-Premier-League-clubs-Napoli-72million-year.html) with a move to the Premier League for a while now and it is one of those moves that is almost bound to happen, it’s just a case of when.

Newcastle could still get their hands on the star in years to come, but having made a fair bid for the star last year, PIF’s ambitions were made clear from day one.[https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1551378381568200704/photo/1](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1551378381568200704/photo/1)