{"id":835169,"date":"2025-03-19T10:13:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/liverpool-chelsea-get-extra-reason-to-sign-victor-osimhen-instead-of-alexander-isak\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:13:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:13:47","slug":"liverpool-chelsea-get-extra-reason-to-sign-victor-osimhen-instead-of-alexander-isak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/liverpool-chelsea-get-extra-reason-to-sign-victor-osimhen-instead-of-alexander-isak\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool, Chelsea get extra reason to sign Victor Osimhen instead of Alexander Isak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Liverpool, Arsenal, and other clubs weighing up a move for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen or Alexander Isak may now opt to push for the Nigerian striker instead, as Isak\u2019s market value has increased from \u20ac75 million to \u20ac100 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/victor-osimhen\">Osimhen<\/a> and Isak are two of the hottest young strikers in the world at the moment, and both of them have <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/why-liverpool-prefer-ademola-lookman.html\">attracted interest from many top European clubs<\/a>. Both players have been linked to English Premier League clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United in previous years, but nothing concrete has emerged yet.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen is currently on loan at Galatasaray, and this is due to his inability to get a big transfer from Napoli last summer. Napoli were demanding as much as \u20ac120 million for the former Lille man last summer when his Transfermarkt value was around \u20ac122-\u20ac120 million and that was a major reason for his inability to secure a move.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 25-year-old superstar is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/victor-osimhen\/profil\/spieler\/401923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now valued at \u20ac75 million on Transfermarkt<\/a>, and Napoli have also dropped their asking price to the same figure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250315_152226.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Osimhen with his match ball (Galatasaray X)\" width=\"735\" height=\"1200\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153601\">Victor Osimhen with his match ball (Galatasaray X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Isak has been on a roll this season, producing 22 goals and five assists in 33 appearances for Newcastle, becoming their most important player.<\/p>\n<p>Transfermarkt have valued the Swedish striker at Isak \u20ac75 million since May 2024. But his price has now seen a significant increase. In the latest update shared by the website, which uses player data and statistics to determine their values, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/alexander-isak\/profil\/spieler\/349066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isak\u2019s price has now shot up to \u20ac100 million<\/a>, placing him in the elite class of strikers with a market value of \u20ac100million. The other players on this list are Erling Haaland (\u20ac200m), Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (\u20ac160m), and Lautaro Mart\u00ednez (\u20ac110m).<\/p>\n<h2>Soccer Why the big boys might prefer Osimhen to Isak<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imago1060024216-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Alexander Isak for Newcastle United (Photo credit: imago)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153939\">Alexander Isak for Newcastle United (Photo credit: imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In terms of talent or ability, Isak is not clear of Osimhen. But as strikers, they have different attributes and any club moving for them would put these attributes into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the inflated transfer marks, clubs will always be looking for cheaper options. And as Isak is not clearly better than Osimhen, they might prefer the Nigerian striker. Moreover, Newcastle might even demand as high as \u20ac150 for any clubs interested.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just the logical thing for every business, you would go for a cheaper option when the expensive option is not clearly better.<\/p>\n<h2>Soccer Which other Super Eagles player has gotten a price rise?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149890\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1049555124-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Ademola Lookman for Nigeria (Photo credit: Imago)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149890\">Ademola Lookman for Nigeria (Photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nottingham Forest star<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/ola-aina\/profil\/spieler\/236490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ola Aina<\/a> has seen his price rise significantly following his brilliant performance for his club this season. The Super Eagles star\u2019s value rose from \u20ac 12 million to \u20ac14 million last December. But now, it has even surged further to \u20ac20 million.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/calvin-bassey\/marktwertverlauf\/spieler\/461883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calvin Bassey\u2019s value<\/a> has also shot up significantly. His valued has been at \u20ac16 million since December 2023, but it has now increased to \u20ac25million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Kelvin Omachonu\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240522-WA0001-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a writer with many years of experience covering sports events in Nigeria and abroad. He is fueled by his love for the job, and is dedicated to delivering captivating stories.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/why-victor-osimhen-is-better-than-isak.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Liverpool, Arsenal, and other clubs weighing up a move for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen or Alexander Isak may now opt to push for the Nigerian striker instead, as Isak\u2019s market value has increased from \u20ac75 million to \u20ac100 million, Soccernet.ng reports. 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