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Victor Osimhen excluded of Napoli Serie A squad for period

.Aug 31, 2024, 02:16 PM ETVictor Osimhen was actually not consisted of in Napoli's formal 23-man Serie A squad for this season, after the Nigerian striker's expected move off of the club failed to materialise.Osimhen's 26 objectives helped Napoli to their Scudetto gain 2 seasons earlier, but it has all turned sour because, as well as although the want-away gamer is still at the nightclub, meanwhile he participates in no part in their plans.Osimhen, 25, authorized an agreement expansion with Napoli in December, keeping him at the nightclub until 2026 and with a reported launch provision of EUR130 million.Editor's Picks1 RelatedA month later, club head of state Aurelio De Laurentiis claimed Osimhen would certainly leave behind at the end of the season, as well as in recent days his assumed place appeared to be Chelsea or Saudi Pro Game group Al Ahli.Negotiations went on up until the transfer window enclosed both Italy and also England on Friday, however with Osimhen's wage demands apparently not met by Chelsea, it seemed he was on his way to Saudi Arabia.Napoli, nevertheless, performed decline the deal coming from Al Ahli, that at that point signed Ivan Toney coming from Brentford for a cost ESPN mentioned to become u20a4 40 million ($ 53m), as well as authorized Belgian Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.Information from Reuters was actually utilized within this document.