Napoli legend Diego Maradona says Napoli record buy Victor Osimhen has what it takes to score 30 goals for Napoli in his debut season for the club.
Osimhen cost Napoli €80 million and he has hit the ground running with back to back hattrick in his first two games for the team but in his third friendly game played yesterday he fired blanks against Pescara.
Despite the setback Maradona has seen a enough already to suggest that the 21 year old will be a hit next season. The legend event went as far as saying he expects the Nigerian to score 30 goals this season.
He however said there are areas in his game that needs improvement but it counts for less as he has the quality expected from a striker to be deadly in the box.
“He is a forward with a great prospect, he has hallucinating room for improvement. If put in the right conditions, he can become a 30 goal striker. He’s just 21,” Maradona told Gonfialarete.
“I have expressed some doubts about his construction phase when it comes to tying up the game.
“He doesn’t have to do it too much, it doesn’t have to be his first goal. He is good at attacking depth and if he has space in front it hurts,” he added.
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