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‘I know that Haaland at Borussia cost less’ - Giordano questions Osimhen transfer fee to Napoli

Bruno Giordano has expressed his displeasure with the transfer fee of Victor Osimhen to Napoli from Lille last summer, questioning why he should be more expensive than Erling Haaland.

The Parthenopeans parted with €80 million to acquire the Nigeria international, who was only 21 years as at the time of the transfer.

Borussia Dortmund only paid about €20 million to secure 20-year-old Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg last summer following his impressive performances in the domestic league and Champions League, where he broke a number of records.

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Giordano believes the Parthenopeans should have paid less for the services of the Super Eagles forward and highlighted some of the criteria to determine players’ transfer fee.