After Juventus were stripped of 15 points in the current Serie A season due to financial irregularities, Calciomercato and Football Italia have referred to La Repubblica newspaper stating that the Italian FA have now asked Napoli to provide evidence of the deal. transfer card for Victor Osimhen.
The Nigerian striker who has been in impressive form this season was signed by French club Lille for a club record €72m in 2020.
Osimhen agreement under scrutiny
The deal had drawn quite a bit of attention when it was confirmed that of the €72 million plus €10 million in bonuses, €20 million in player trades were included.
Four players were part of the trade and although goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis only made one appearance for Lille, the other three Napoli players were immediately loaned out with their contracts eventually terminated.
Prosecutor Giuseppe Chine is reported to have requested new evidence from the southern club to clarify the finances of the transfer. Chine is currently working on future tests covering the issue of artificially inflated transfer fees increasing a club’s capital gains.
The offices of Napoli owner and president Aurelio De Laurentiis were raided in June last year and documentation related to the transfers, in particular the agreement with Osimhen, was seized. Like the Juventus case, it is reported that Napoli will be fully investigated and the evidence will be analyzed. Federal investigators could also collect information about what more evidence can be added.
The Prisma investigation, as it is called, also collected wiretaps and recordings from the Juventus club office and it remains to be seen if similar sensitive information will also be collected from Napoli. . The timing of recent events comes at a crucial stage in the season.
Osimhen has been in impressive form scoring 13 goals and grabbing 3 assists in 15 games in Serie A. Napoli look unstoppable in the league as they are 12 points clear at the top of the table and looking to secure their first Scudetto in almost three decades. since the golden days of Diego Maradona.
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