Napoli did not include Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen in the list of players eligible to participate in the Italian Football Championship for the current season, after negotiations to transfer him to Chelsea or Al-Ahly Jeddah failed.
Osimhen, the top scorer in the Italian league for the 2022-23 season, did not appear on the list submitted by Napoli on Saturday to the Italian League, which supervises the league.
The striker finds himself in a predicament unless he joins a league such as the Saudi league, as the summer transfer window, which ended on Friday-Saturday night in most European leagues, is still open for a few days.
Osimhen (25 years old) was the subject of great interest during the summer of 2023 after scoring 26 goals in the Italian League and was one of the architects of Napoli’s third title in its history.
But he had a disappointing season the following season, scoring only 15 goals, and his team finished in tenth place last season.
Since Napoli included a €130 million release clause in his contract to allow him to leave, interested clubs did not pay this amount.
Chelsea and Al-Ahly Jeddah did not agree with the Italian club’s demands or the player’s demands regarding the salary.
Napoli, now coached by former Italian coach Antonio Conte, no longer count on Osimhen, after signing Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku.
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