Henry, however, praised Osimhen, saying “to be able to win the title with Napoli the way he did will stay in history forever”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has challenged Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, to ptove he can remain prolific in front of goal outside of the Serie A.
He dared the Nigerian recently, while featuring on the UEFA Champions League show with CBS Sports Golazo.
Henry, wished Osimhen all the best in his next career after Napoli, but added that he doesn’t want the Nigerian to move to Arsenal.
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Osimhen has been linked with Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal in the summer transfer window.
The current African Footballer of the Year is also expected to leave Napoli at the end of this season.
Speaking after Napoli’s draw against Barcelona in UEFA Champions League (UCL) last 16 match. Henry said: “I think he needed the goal today. At the AFCON, we saw him, he can lead the line, run into the channels, and has excellent hold-up play. How good can he be? He showed last year what he could do and won the African Player of the Year along the way, winning the Scudetto with Napoli and getting to the final with Nigeria.”
He added: “I’d like to see him now, what he can do in the Premier League or wherever he is gonna go or Paris Saint-Germain. Not Arsenal, I won’t go there. I want to see him take the next step and be more consistent with his output, but to be able to win the title with Napoli the way he did will stay in history forever, so all the best to him in his career.”