Victor Osimhen has been the talk of the town for most of the summer transfer window.

The striker spent last season on loan to Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray after his Premier League move ended up falling through.

As mentioned, Liverpool have been previously linked with Osimhen in their hunt for a new number nine.

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However, as per a report from Sky Italy journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, negotiations between Napoli and Galatasaray for Osimhen have ‘temporarily stopped.’

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The report shares that Napoli are waiting for ‘bank guarantees’ from the Turkish outfit before they go ahead with the deal.

These guarantees are ‘not mandatory’ from UEFA, but it seems like Napoli would prefer to hold out until they’ve received them, which could potentially open a short window of time for Liverpool to swoop in.



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Although Osimhen has been notoriously hard to deal with during his time with Napoli, there’s no denying that he’s an exceptional striker.



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At the moment, the Reds don’t have any money to splurge on new players due to the money they’ve spent on bringing in players such as Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez.

However, if they manage to sell Darwin Nunez and potentially even Luis Diaz this summer, they should still have a bit of money left over to bolster their ranks.