Italian journalist Marika Fruscio has strongly criticized Victor Osimhen for deleting all Napoli-related content from his Instagram profile. Fruscio argues that a person of intelligence would have simply brushed off the video, widely perceived as racist by the majority of fans.
On her Instagram page, Fruscio expressed her belief that pursuing legal action against the club over what she considers a ‘satirical video’ is unwarranted.
She also hinted that the Nigerian forward may be contemplating a potential departure from the Serie A side in the near future by quoting, “Your a champion but it takes humility. What’s the use of deleting the photos of the team that worshiped and supported you. What’s the point of flirting like this?? Even legal action for a sarcastic video? An intelligent man would have laughed at it. BE THE PROFESSIONAL. HEAD DOWN AND WORK It’s our fault anyway that we make these players almost gods… JUST THE SHIRT, JUST THE SHIRT.”
Napoli has made an effort to address the issue by issuing a statement in which they emphasize that their intentions were not to distress Osimhen. However, they refrained from offering a formal apology.
“Napoli, wishing to avoid any exploitation of the issue, point out that we never wanted to offend or mock Victor Osimhen, who is a treasure of this club,” a statement read.
“As proof of that, during the summer training retreat, the Club firmly rebuffed every offer that was received for the striker’s transfer abroad.
“Social media, in particular TikTok, has always used an expressive form of language with a light heart and creativity, without wanting to, as in the case with Osimhen as protagonist, have any intention of insult or derision.
“In any case, if Victor perceived any offence towards him, this was not what the club intended.”
Later Victor Osimhen released his statement on the controversial sarcastic TikTok video,
“Coming to the City of Naples in 2020 was a wonderful decision for me. The People of Naples have shown me so much love and kindness, and I will not allow anyone to come between us.”
“The passion of the People of Naples fuels my fire to always play with my heart and soul — the love for the badge is unwavering as I wear it with pride”.
“The accusations against People of Naples are untrue. I’ve a lot of friends that are Napolitans, they became part of my family also on the everyday life”.
“I appreciate Nigerians and everyone for leading their voices to support and reach out to me — I’m forever grateful. Let’s support unity, respect, understanding”.
Victor Osimhen
Victor James Osimhen
NigeriaThis season he played in total once for 90 minutes for Champions League.
Victor Osimhen didn’t score any goal for Napoli. He procured one assist. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 3rd in Champions League. In the last match Napoli won 4-0 against Lecce.
Napoli performance and stats
Napoli
Napoli is currently 1st in the Champions League with 3 points.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 2 goals and conceding 1.
Napoli will play the next match in Champions League against Real Madrid on Tuesday 3rd of October in Napoli. The prediction is Real Madrid winning the match.
