‘How OGC Nice rejected my scouting report on Osimhen in 2015’

Giovanni Gullo, a highly experienced scout has revealed how French Ligue 1 side, OGC Nice ignored his report on Victor Osimhen after the FIFA U17 World Cup

in Chile.
Osimhen netted 10 goals in seven games to lead Nigeria to their fifth FIFA U17 title and reveals he reported about the Nigerian’s exploits and qualities to

the managment of the club but it was not acted upon.
Gullo first joined Nice in 1984 and then returned there in 2015 until last June 30, 2023 when his contract expired and cannot be renewed because French law

does not allow it at the age of 67.
The transfer market operator told Tuttomercatoweb.com how he scouted the Nigerian for Nice.
‘In 2015, the day after my return to Nice, I immediately sent the first report to the management: Victor Osimhen’.
‘I had seen him at the Under 17 World Cup in Chile, he had impressed me. He had the same hunger, the same meanness as today. Then of course technically to be

roughed around.
‘I didn’t get a great response from Nice… But I have been proved right today as Osimhen is not just one of the most sought after players in the world today

but his transfer value has also gone up. Napoli has placed a price tag of 150 million euros on him,’ added Gullo
Osimhen scored 26 goals last season to emerge the first African to finish as top scorer in a single Serie A season. His goals also inspired Napoli to their

first Scudetto in 33 years and a quarterfinal finish in the UEFA Champions League.