Champions League striker on Newcastle United's radar set to stay put in January
Reports over the last fortnight have linked the Magpies with a winter window move for the Lille striker – but according to French outlet Top Mercato, the Ligue 1 outfit want to hang on to the player until at least the summer.
Osimhen has scored seven goals in 10 games for Lille this season, having been signed as £72million Arsenal man Nicolas Pepe’s replacement in the summer.
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Dwight Gayle and Andy Carroll, both out injured for the most part, are yet to start a game in black and white this season – while Miguel Almiron and Allan Saint-Maximin are also goalless this campaign.