Boniface, Zirkzee emerge possible replacement for Osimhen at Napoli

Boniface, Zirkzee emerge possible replacement for Osimhen at Napoli

Two Nigerians, a Super Eagles player and an eligible national team striker, Joshua Zirkzee have emerged as possible target for Napoli to replace Victor Osimhen.

Transfer expert, Niccolò Ceccarini said both Boniface and Dutch-Nigerian, Zirkzee are on Napoli's wish list of targets to replace Osimhen.

The Serie A defending champions are likely to lose their star striker in the summer with interest set to be stiff for his services, particularly between PSG, Chelsea, and Arsenal.

In his article for Tuttomercatoweb via Area Napoli, Ceccarini revealed that the two strikers are being monitored by Napoli.

"Napoli will not give discounts to anyone and whoever wants it will have to invest an amount very close to the release clause. Premier and Paris Saint Germain remain the most probable hypotheses. club azzurro has been moving to evaluate the best profiles for some time.

"For him at the moment 25 appearances, 21 goals in the Eredivisie and 4 assists, to which they add 2 goals in the Champions League and 1 in the Europa League.

"Remaining in the Bundesliga, Napoli is also monitoring Victor Boniface. Zirkzee from Bologna is obviously on the list but the Italian competition here is very strong."

Boniface has played a key role in Bayer Leverkusen's quest to win their first Bundesliga title, mustering 17 goals involvements in 16 appearances before he got injured in January.

It has been reported that an unnamed Premier League club has already made an enquiry about his services but Bayer Leverkusen will only sell him if they receive an offer worth more than 55 million Euros.

Likewise, Zirkzee has been one of the stand-out players for a Bologna side that have taken everyone by surprise, notching 14 goal contributions in 27 games in the Serie A.

The Dutch-Nigeria forward has also been linked with Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United and a host of other Premier League clubs.