Mourinho: Victor Osimhen is like Didier Drogba, but..
Says he would buy the Nigerian if he was at a club with money
Jose Mourinho has compared Super Eagles and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen to Ivory Coast and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba after the Super Eagle scored to help his team to a 2-1 defeat of AS Roma on Sunday. Speaking after the game, Mourinho admits he would ‘buy him if I was at a club with a lot of money.’ He however had a stern warning for the Napoli striker about Premier League life.
Osimhen extended his lead in the top scorers chart with his 14th Serie A goal of the season and he is now two above his Nigeria teammate Ademola Lookman.
‘Osimhwn is of the same level as Drogba, but Didier didn’t dive,” said the Special One.
“If Victor changes, then OK. I’d buy him if I was at a club with a lot of money. However, if he does go to England one day, he needs to change, because in Italy they put up with this sort of behaviour, whereas in the Premier League, they’d come down hard on him.”
The Special One also spoke to Osimhen after the match.
“I told him that he scored a wonderful goal and needs to stop diving so much. His goal was fantastic, he did the same thing when we met earlier this season, so he’s a fantastic player. But he mustn’t dive.”
