Lille receive €85m offer from an unnamed club for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen

Osimhen has been linked with a host of big clubs in Europe following his impressive performances for Lille.

Ligue 1 side Lille have reportedly received an offer of €85m from a yet to be known club for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.

Osimhen has been a huge success for Lille who signed the striker from Belgian side Charleroi last summer.

The performances of the striker who has scored 18 goals in all competitions for Lille have attracted interest from some of the biggest clubs in Europe.

Victor Osimhen has scored an impressive 18 goals this season for Lille (Twitter/Lille)

Osimhen has been linked with the likes of Napoli, Chelsea and Liverpool have reportedly kicked off talks with his agent.

Now a club has officially dropped a bid of €85m for the Nigerian striker.

.According Téléfoot, the club who put in the bid is yet to be known.

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If Lille and the striker accept the bid, the fee will be a significant increase on the around €12m that the French club paid for him in the summer.

Lille signed Victor Osimhen from Belgian side Charleroi for just €12m [Twitter Africa Sport]

Before that move to Lille, Belgian club Charleroi took up the option for €3.5m for the striker after he had spent a season with them on loan from Wolfsburg.

It was at Charleroi that Osimhen revived his career after he failed to impress at Wolfsburg.