“The star of the team” – Inter Milan icon confesses he has a ‘soft spot’ for Super Eagles striker

Inter Milan icon Sandro Mazzola has confessed that he has a ‘mushy spot’ for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.

The Tremendous Eagles star is the main scorer within the Italian topflight with 9 objectives regardless of lacking 4 video games this time period because of a muscle harm and has helped Napoli stay undefeated after fifteen matches within the division.

He has attracted widespread curiosity from Premier League golf equipment on the again of his sensible type for The Parthenopeans.

Mazzola believes that Osimhen is the important thing participant within the Napoli squad, ranking him forward of 21-year-old Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has made a splash in his maiden season with Napoli with a purpose involvement of 18 (8 objectives, 10 assists) from seventeen appearances in all competitions.

Napoli introduced in Kim Min-jae from Fenerbahce in the summertime switch window as a substitute for Kalidou Koulibaly who departed for Chelsea and the South Korea central defender has tailored to the calls for of the Serie A.

Requested to to disclose the Napoli participant he significantly likes, Mazzola advised Space Napoli : “I confess that I’ve a ‘mushy spot’ for Victor Osimhen and never since at present.

“I’ve all the time favored him, I like his manner of enjoying, how he is aware of tips on how to ‘conceal’ after which be decisive. The Nigerian is a footballer who makes the distinction, the star of the crew.”

Final month, the 23-year-old Osimhen gained the Rising Participant Of The 12 months on the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, Barcelona and Actual Madrid midfielders Gavi and Federico Valverde.