The Saudi Pro League club attempted to sign Lionel Messi before he joined Inter Miami and had a bid of €300 million (£259 million) accepted for Paris St. Germain’s Kylian Mbappe this summer; however, the player declined to meet with them.
Napoli is believed to require more money than €150 million (£128.8 million) to even consider selling a player who led Serie A in goals scored last season as they won the championship.
Osimhen, 24, was a target for Manchester United this summer due to the breakdown of contract negotiations with Napoli.
According to Sky Italy, a meeting between Napoli and Osimhen’s agent ended without a decision being made about extending his contract, which is valid until the summer of 2025.
Last month, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was asked about the progress of a new contract for Osimhen. He said: “We have a basic agreement on a two-year extension, but [we are] willing to consider an offer we could not refuse.”
Ruben Neves from Wolves, Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio have all signed for Al Hilal this summer.
“I think the offer is going to be turned down because Napoli have always said they want at least €150m for Osimhen.
“He’s in talks with Napoli about extending his contract but Napoli have made it clear that, if someone makes an offer they cannot refuse, then they are willing to sell him.
“Al Hilal are offering Osimhen something like £1m per week in wages and that would be tax-free.
“Al Hilal are a gift to football transfer reporters because they’ve been making bids left, right and centre. They made bids for Lionel Messi. They made a world-record bid for Kylian Mbappe. We were told they made a bid for Harry Kane. They were making bids for Aleksandar Mitrovic.
“They’ve been very active. Some of their deals have worked out but they’ve missed out on a lot of players as well.
“If they want Osimhen they’re going to have to offer a little bit more.”
