Napoli drop Osimhen from league game, give No.9 shirt to Lukaku instead. Fabrizio Romano, a transfer guru, reported that the conflict between Napoli and Victor Osimhen has become more and more intense after the European transfer window closed on August 30 and Osimhen did not join Chelsea as intended, while Napoli hope to sell him to Al Ahly in the Saudi Pro League after accepting an offer earlier
Napoli have recently dropped Osimhen from their first-team squad for this season’s Serie A campaign. Along with Portuguese left-back Mario Rui. To confirm that the pair are no longer part of their plans. Napoli have also retired the number 9 shirt from Osimhen and given it to Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, who moved from Chelsea before the transfer window closed.
Romano says the relationship between Napoli and Osimhen and Rui is hard to mend. With both players keen to leave the สมัคร ufabet club, but on their own terms
Osimhen is still under contract with Napoli until 2026 and his salary is around €10m per year.
He almost signed a four-year deal with Al Ahly in Saudi Arabia worth around €40m per year. However, the move fell through after Napoli tried to raise their asking price.
Al Ahly eventually decided to sign Brentford striker Ivan Toney instead.
Negotiations with Chelsea failed to reach an agreement. With reports stating that they had offered Osimhen a guaranteed salary of €4m per year and another €4m in bonuses.
Even if he doesn’t leave the team, Napoli won’t think about using him. Choosing to remove him from the squad for the Serie A game,
his number 9 shirt was also handed over to Lukaku, the new striker who had just joined the team, as requested by Antonio Conte.
Lukaku is expected to start against Parma on Sunday night, and Billy Gilmour is likely to be on the bench,
while Scott McTominay is not ready for this match, but he could make his debut against Cagliari after the international break.
In addition, Mario Rui has also been cut from Napoli’s squad to allow new players to register, but Michel Foloruncho is still on the list.