{"id":131135,"date":"2023-12-14T13:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/14\/chelsea-target-agrees-new-napoli-deal-with-release-clause\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:50:12","slug":"chelsea-target-agrees-new-napoli-deal-with-release-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/14\/chelsea-target-agrees-new-napoli-deal-with-release-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea target agrees new Napoli deal with release clause \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chelsea target Victor Osimhen has agreed in principle to sign a new contract at Napoli, sources have confirmed to\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>90min<\/strong><\/em><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian striker\u2019s current deal runs out in 2025 and the agreement will extend his stay by a further 12 months, despite the Serie A holders initial desire to tie him down until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli have moved quickly to ensure an agreement is in place before the January\u00a0transfer\u00a0window, but know that a move next summer remains on the cards as Osimhen\u2019s new deal will include a tempting release clause.<\/p>\n<p><em>90min<\/em>\u00a0understands that Napoli have agreed to insert a clause worth \u20ac120m (\u00a3112m) into Osimhen\u2019s contract, with the feeling being that any interested party would need to pay that figure to prise him away. Osimhen\u2019s camp also insisted that they would not sign a new contract without the clause.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen\u2019s main suitors\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0have been well aware\u00a0that the African Player of the Year has been negotiating fresh terms with Napoli, and\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0understands the fact he\u2019s close to signing a new deal doesn\u2019t impact their plans to move for him next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The only surprise to some may be Osimhen\u2019s willingness to sign a new contract after Napoli\u2019s official\u00a0<em>TikTok<\/em>\u00a0account openly mocked the 24-year-old for missing a penalty for the club earlier this season.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01hhksy3g9pwa766rzps.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Osimhen\" title=\"Victor Osimhen\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Victor Osimhen remains Chelsea\u2019s top target \/ Ivan Romano\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>However, Osimhen recently said that he did not have an issue with the club or president Aurelio De Laurentiis,\u00a0saying of the incident: \u201cI was not treated badly by Napoli or De Laurentiis. I\u2019m sorry to say this word, but it was a stupid error from somebody who thought he could use a thing like that to joke at a crucial moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was certainly not happy, but De Laurentiis, his son Edoardo and many at the club have supported me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey explained the situation, and even the person responsible for it was really nice to me. That was the most important thing. I spoke to that person and he proved to be deeply sorry. Everything has been solved, so I am happy with them. Now I look to the future to leave it behind. This story belongs to the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mLQxU422rrA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sports News in Twi: Rodri sees red! Mbappe injured! 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