Victor Osimhen's €4.5m (N2bn) yearly income makes him Napoli's 3rd highest earner

- Victor Osimhen's annually income was made open by his new club Napoli

- Senegalese star Kalidou Koulibaly is the highest paid player in the Serie A club

- Lorenzo Insigne and Hirving Lozano are also among the top earning stars in Gennaro Gattuso's squad

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Victor Osimhen will be among the top highest earning stars in Napoli after his record-breaking move to the Serie A club.

The Nigerian international completed a mouth-watering €70million move from Ligue 1 side Lille in the summer, an African and club record.

And the Gli Azzurri recently released their pay role for each player annually which totaled up to €61m.

The 21-year-old striker is just behind the two highest earners in the club defender Kalidou Koulibaly whose yearly earnings will go for €6m.

Club captain Lorenzo Insigne collects €4.6m while Osimhen and Mexican striker Hirving Lozano will both go home with €6.5m by the end of the year.

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Dres Mertens, Kostas Manolas and Jose Callejon are next with a €4m yearly income while Arkaduisz Milik, Diego Demme and Fernando Llorente will pocket €2.5m.

Other key players that fall below the €2m mark include Fabian Ruis, Piotr Zielinski and Mario Rui will all earn €1.5, €1.8m respectively.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Victor Osimhen seems to be settling down at his new club Napoli as a photo of the player having a cruise on a private yacht has surfaced online.

It was earlier gathered that the 21-year-old was already shopping for an apartment in Naples after he completed a record €50million (about N23billion) switch from French club Lille to the Italian side.

The former youth international made an impressive mark in France in his debut season, scoring 18 goals and six assists across competitions for Lille.

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Legit.ng also reported that Victor Osimhen has taken to social media to celebrate his adorable sister, Blessing, as she adds another year to her age.

The Super Eagles striker posted a picture of himself and the 'birthday girl' lounging at an undisclosed location as they showcase what family goals are all about.

“Birthday Blessings sisy, love you forever,” the player captioned the post. In her own post, the celebrant attributed the birthday with her name.

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