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“I used to be shocked” – Tremendous Eagles striker Osimhen reveals the toughest-ever defender he’s confronted

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Napoli signed Osimhen from LOSC Lille in 2020 after a stellar season with the French facet, scoring 13 targets in twenty-five begins.

Tremendous Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has revealed the toughest-ever defender he’s performed in opposition to to this point in his profession, Soccernet.ng reviews.

The 24-year-old gained the Capocannoniere award after scoring twenty-six targets for Gli Azzuri within the league final time period, incomes Ballon d’Or and FIFA Finest Participant award nominations after a stellar season.

The Nigerian talked about Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Romero because the hardest ever defender he’s confronted in his profession. The pair confronted themselves through the Argentine’s time within the Italian Serie A earlier than he moved on to North London.

Within the 2020/2021 season, Romero gained the very best defender award in Serie A after representing Atalanta in thirty-one video games that season, and has been named because the hardest defender Osimhen has confronted.

The Tremendous Eagles striker highlighted that the power, velocity and depth of the 25-year-old Argentine defender made him stand out amongst all the opposite defenders he’s performed in opposition to.

“Cristian Romero is essentially the most troublesome defender I’ve confronted. The primary time we met, I used to be impressed by his velocity. I skilled very, very intense duels in opposition to him. I used to be shocked,” Osimhen talked about in quotes revealed by TV Play official.

Romero has been rock stable for Ange Postecoglu’s Spurs this season, conceding 9 targets in ten video games as his facet stay prime of the English Premier League

Osimhen’s reward for the World Cup winner will definitely come as an encouragement for the defender as he appears to defy the chances to win a trophy with Tottenham.

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