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Victor Osimhen rips into teammate's agent after Saudi Arabia suggestion, calls him a 'piece of filth'

Victor Osimhen rips into teammate's agent after Saudi Arabia suggestion, calls him a 'piece of filth'

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's agent, Mamuka Jugeli, made the comments about Napoli striker Victor Osimhen in a recent interview.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has called Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s agent a "piece of filth" and a "disgrace" after he made some bold comments about the player's future.

Mamuka Jugeli, who is Kvaratskhelia's representative, was heavily criticised by Osimhen after he spoke about the Nigeria international during a recent interview with Georgian media 1Tv.

Here, he compared his client to Osimhen and claimed Napoli's number nine would join a Saudi Pro League club next summer, despite signing a contract extension at the Serie A club last month.

Jugeli said: “Osimhen signed a new contract, but do you really think he will spend his entire career at Napoli?” Jugeli said in an interview with 1Tv via La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I can already tell you he will go to Saudi Arabia next summer. Napoli have raised his salary, but Khvicha would not accept such a transfer even for €1 billion."

Jugeli added: "He’d rather play for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona or Manchester City. Kvaratskhelia has different targets and preferences.”

Osimhen, who scored 31 goals in 39 appearances last season, has been strongly linked with a move to one of Europe's top clubs for some time.

In fact, some think he dropped a hint about joining Premier League side Chelsea in the not-so-distant future, having recently replied to a fan on social media.

But the striker has strongly played down a move to the Saudi Pro League. Taking to his Instagram story in the early hours of Wednesday morning, he responded to Jugeli's comments with a blunt statement.

“Dear Mamuka Jugeli, you are a piece of filth and a disgrace," he wrote. "I'm embarrassed at your sense of reasoning. Dumb f***. KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!".

In July last year, Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal made an offer worth a staggering £120 million for Osimhen, who has also been linked with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

The nine-figure sum, however, was quickly rejected by the Serie A club, according to French outlet L'Equipe, with Napoli waiting out for an even higher sum to be offered.

It was also claimed that Al-Hilal would come back with a new offer that included a wage packet of £1 million per week.

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Topics: Victor Osimhen, Napoli, Serie A, Saudi Pro League, Saudi Arabia

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