The future of Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen lies out of Italian Serie A side Napoli according to the director of the team Giovanni Manna, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Osimhen was sent home from the training camp of the team ahead of their Coppa Italia game against Modena, a game which they ended up winning 4-3 on penalties to hand manager Antonio Conte his first competitive win as coach of the team.
All parties are working on his exit this summer as agreed last year when he signed a new deal, but Napoli are insisting that it must be on their terms which is the full value of €130m. A fee that no club has been able to match so far except a team in Saudi Arabia, which was flatly rejected by the camp of the player.
Despite the impasse, Osimhen is still keen on an exit with PSG rumoured to be his favorite destination, there seems to be a total breakdown in his relationship with Napoli at the moment according to Manna, who took out time to explain why the 25 year old was sent home from the camp and also asked from the matchday squad for the Coppa Italia.
“Victor is a player who wants to leave. He has asked to go. Last year there was already a situation in place, we are calm because we have guys in the squad to replace him. Osimhen is a strong player but we want to give integrity to the group and we prefer to protect the creation of the team group. Then we will see what happens in the next 20 days”, Manna said.
Famed for firing the team to their first league title in 33 years, and also becoming the first African to win the top scorer award two years ago when he smashed 26 goals. Last season the wasn’t at his best no thanks to injuries and fitness issues.
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