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Victor Osimhen omitted of Napoli Serie A squad for time

.Aug 31, 2024, 02:16 PM ETVictor Osimhen was actually not consisted of in Napoli's official 23-man Serie A team for this season, after the Nigerian striker's expected step out of the nightclub stopped working to materialise.Osimhen's 26 targets assisted Napoli to their Scudetto win two seasons back, but it has all curdle given that, and also although the want-away player is actually still at the club, in the meantime he participates in no part in their plans.Osimhen, 25, authorized a contract extension along with Napoli in December, maintaining him at the club till 2026 and with a reported release stipulation of EUR130 million.Editor's Picks1 RelatedA month eventually, club president Aurelio De Laurentiis stated Osimhen will leave behind in the end of the period, and also in latest days his anticipated place looked Chelsea or even Saudi Pro Game group Al Ahli.Negotiations went on up until the transactions window enclosed both Italy as well as England on Friday, but along with Osimhen's wage demands apparently certainly not met through Chelsea, it seemed he was on his technique to Saudi Arabia.Napoli, nevertheless, performed decline the promotion coming from Al Ahli, that then signed Ivan Toney coming from Brentford for a fee ESPN mentioned to become u20a4 40 million ($ 53m), and also signed Belgian Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.Information coming from Reuters was actually used in this report.