The Nigeria international made a fine first impression in the
Partenopei shirt in a friendly match on Friday. William D'Avila, the agent of Napoli forward Victor Osimhen, has stated that the Nigerian does not feel under pressure at the club. The 21-year-old has been making headlines since his big-money move from Lille and showed a glimpse of his quality when he scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in an 11-0 routing of L’Aquila in the Partenopei ’s training camp at Castel di Sangro on Friday.
"We are extremely happy with Victor's performance. He
called me and confessed that he was extremely happy for
the first goals for the Azzurri,” D’Avila told Radio Punto
Nuovo. “If he feels the pressure now? No, why should he?
He's not experiencing any kind of pressure.
When quizzed on whether Napoli will be able to return to the
Champions League next season, having settled for a Europa
League spot by winning the Coppa Italia , D’Avila said:
“Absolutely yes, it is the goal of Victor and all his
teammates. The team will row all towards the
same direction. Napoli is full of great players who will help
Victor to give his best."
Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso is, however, of the opinion
that there should not be too much pressure on Osimhen as
he still needs time to adapt and is not someone like club
legend Diego Maradona.
“It’s too easy to get excited now, we’ve got to give him
time and let him work, not put pressure on,” Gattuso
toldvRadio Kiss Kiss and Sky Sport Italia as reported by
Football Italia. “He is an important player and we paid a lot
for him, but there were no doubts he would give us
something different that we haven’t had in my time here.
There’s a long way to go. “It’s not like we suddenly signed
Pele or Maradona, we simply brought in a player with
certain characteristics that can help us.”