A new controversy has hit Napoli, as Victor Osimhen has deleted almost all the Napoli references and pictures from his social media pages after the club’s TikTok account posted two videos mocking him for his missed penalty against Bologna.
His agent Roberto Calenda took to X to threaten to sue the side to protect his client.
Quanto accaduto oggi sul profilo ufficiale del Napoli sulla piattaforma TikTok non è accettabile. Un filmato che deride Victor è stato prima reso pubblico e poi, ma ormai tardivamente, cancellato. Un fatto grave che crea un danno serissimo al giocatore e si somma al trattamento…
— Roberto Calenda (@RobertoCalenda) September 26, 2023
According to DAZN’s reporter Orazio Accomando, the Napoli hierarchy and Osimhen will meet on Wednesday morning. His exclusion from the Udinese match can’t be totally ruled out.
The star avoided discipline following his outburst while subbing off against Bologna by talking with Rudi Garcia and the squad on Monday.
Napoli and Osimhen have been engaged in a lengthy negotiation for a renewal. While there was momentum during the summer, the parties have yet to put pen to paper. The talks seem to have gone backward with the threat of the transfer market no longer present.
The Partenopei scared away the European suitors with a sky-high price tag. The team that came the closest to his valuation was Al-Hilal.
Our Take on Napoli and Osimhen
Something new is popping up every day for the Azzurri. Surely, the magical atmosphere of last season vanished quickly. It’d be odd and masochistic to punish him. If anything, the team and not him is at fault for the tasteless videos. Still, everything inevitably comes back to his new contract.
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