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Real Madrid entered the 2023 summer transfer window without any intentions of acquiring a renowned striker player. Their intention was to allocate nearly €100 million on the acquisition of Jude Bellingham, while also addressing other deficiencies in the squad with a restricted budget.
Nevertheless, the club was greatly surprised by Karim Benzema’s choice to go on a free transfer and join Al-Ittihad. The whole club anticipated his continuation for another season, after which they would evaluate his status.
Although Bellingham has assumed the most of the burden for scoring goals at the team, Joselu was recruited as the substitute striker.
Madrid was also pursuing other players at the time to fill the gap, including Kylian Mbappe. The Frenchman adamantly refused to go from Paris over the summer, as he has done before.
Madrid also considered Napoli’s Victor Osimhen as a potential candidate. After an impressive season, in which he guided his team to win the Serie A championship by scoring 26 goals and providing four assists, it was anticipated that he would go to even greater achievements.
In the end, he decided to remain, despite receiving offers from other prestigious teams. The president of Napoli said that there has been interest from Madrid since last summer.
“We were aware of this fact; otherwise, negotiations regarding a new agreement would not have been of such prolonged duration.” “Most likely, during the previous summer, he was considering joining either Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, or an English club,” said Aurelio de Laurentiis, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.
In a recent interview with CBS, the Nigerian athlete said that he has already made a decision on his desired team for the next season. He is anticipated to provide the information at the conclusion of the 2023/24 season.
“I have already determined my course of action for the conclusion of the season.” I have already reached a decision. “I have already formulated my plan and I am aware of my desired course of action for the next step,” Osimhen said.
Osimhen is anticipated to have a price tag over €100 million, a sum that Madrid will have the financial means to cover. Nevertheless, it is evident that their utmost focus is on Mbappe, who may perhaps be attainable via a costless move.
