“We did not push to sign Haaland because of Osimhen”- Napoli Sporting director

“We did not push to sign Haaland because of Osimhen”- Napoli Sporting director

Erling Haaland is having the time of his life at Manchester City, but his career could have taken a different course

Napoli Sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli has revealed that they had the opportunity to sign Erling Haaland from RB Salzburg in 2020, but they opted for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen instead.

Haaland broke into the limelight after he scored nine goals in a match against Honduras at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup.

The Norwegian then went on to make his name at Salzburg, netting 29 goals in 27 games. At the time, several top clubs wanted to land him.

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