Victor Osimhen was linked with a move to Saudi Arabia.
The Nigerian striker scored 31 goals in all competitions last season to help Napoli to secure the Serie A.
He has been the subject of interest of several Premier League clubs Chelsea, Manchester United and a few Saudi Pro clubs.
The 24-year-old striker is an established clinical goalscorer and is probably the last missing piece to Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.
Al-Hilal were ready with a £120million transfer fee for the Nigerian forward and were pushing hard to sign him in the summer.
But Osimhen explained why he refused to move to Saudi Arabia this summer.
He said: “What was said was true, I had talks, in August that week was a huge one, a huge decision for me to take, but I actually put it in God’s hands.
“But the more I said no to these people [in Saudi Arabia] the more they increased it and increased it, it was literally like, ‘Wow’, seeing these things.
“I spoke with the people in charge and we spoke about it with my club and we saw what we could do, we decided, me and them and I told them, ‘I like these people, I want to stay, I don’t think I want to leave for now’.
“As much as we play football for money there’s more that comes with it.”
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