1: Osimhen was at Lille where £65mil is enormous money for them.
2: He came from the French league which can be hit and miss.
3: He plays for Nigeria which isnt close to Brazil for exposure and marketing opportunities.
To compare with a Brazilian first choice forward, proven in the premier league and who is a global name....thats a stretch.
Also, as above Lille were prepared to sell at £65mil because for them its a huge amount. That fee to Lille is probably comparable to us selling at £130mil....not because of player ability, just because of the value of the transfer and club size.
As he signed a new deal, my estimate would be that his book value would be between £17-25mil.
The supposed €90mil value, or about £77mil seems to be fair value in the current market.
We should be doing all we can to hold onto him and make him one of our highest paid players on a new 5 year deal.