Tearful transfer! Osimhen: Forced to sign for Napoli, he lost his father and could not see him for the last time

According to the Italian "La Repubblica" report, in the investigation transcript of the Italian Financial Police, Osimhen told the inside story of his joining Naples.

■ Osimhen said that in the summer of 2020, Naples chairman De Laurentiis tried every means to persuade him to accept the team's invitation. At that time, he was going through an extremely difficult period due to his father's serious illness.

Osimhen said: "My previous agent Jean-Gérard Gomes did tell me that Napoli was very interested in me, but he only cared about the transfer itself and paid no attention to my father's health. At that time, I didn't think about football at all, I just wanted to know about my father. "He called me to meet in Nice, and there were Luis Campos and Lille president Gerard Lopez. They told me that I had to join Naples, saying that the two sides had already reached a preliminary agreement, and because of the epidemic, it was a good idea for Lille. A good deal. But I don't know anything about it. "

■The death of my father

"During that time, my father passed away. I was very angry with Lille and my agent because I didn't get to meet him before he died. They even told me that I would have to leave for Naples the next day and there would be no time to mourn. I went to Napoli out of respect for the president of Lille, but I had no intention of signing any contract. "

"I met with the head coach and he told me about the team plan, and the next day I met with him in Capri. De Laurentiis. He talked about the situation in the city and the club, but I couldn't understand what he and the sporting director Giuntoli said because they spoke Italian. He asked me if I had seen the contract, but I received no document at all. "

■About the contract

"After returning to the hotel, I asked the agent for a draft contract, and he said he didn't have one. I was surprised because the chairman just said he had. Finally he showed me a piece of paper, which was just a so-called 'agreement with Naples'. I was very angry and wanted to go back to France immediately. I applied to Lopez I went to Paris during the weekend vacation. When I returned to Lille, I decided to end my relationship with the agent. "

■Finally signed with Naples

"Later I saw that Naples was indeed sincere, so I asked William Davila to help me handle the transfer. At the end of July, I signed the contract in Lille, and there were Napoli representatives Maurizio Micheli, Davila, Lopez, Ingla, Calendar and Kroos. "

Osimhen also admitted that he had been in contact with his current agent Roberto Calenda in December 2021.

The financial police asked him: "Did you have any dealings with Kalenda before the official contract was signed?"

Osimhen replied: "Yes, in December 2021, I borrowed 550,000 euros from him for family expenses and promised to repay it."