During the summer, Napoli successfully retained their star forwards, Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, following their long-awaited Scudetto victory.
However, rumors of Osimhen potentially moving to the Premier League gained traction last week due to a social media controversy.
The Napoli TikTok account seemingly poked fun at Osimhen by posting a video of him missing a penalty, accompanied by a playful voice-over saying, “Gimme penalty please.”
In response, the player’s agent threatened legal action, and Osimhen removed all references to the club from his Instagram profile.
In Napoli’s recent 4-0 victory against Lecce, the 24-year-old striker started on the bench but issued a statement declaring his unwavering commitment to the club and his determination not to let anyone come between him and Napoli.
Following Napoli’s 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League, the club’s president dismissed concerns that the TikTok incident would hinder efforts to secure a new contract for their star striker.
De Laurentiis stated, “Victor is a player who makes a team on his own, it’s not up for discussion.”
“There is no problem with the renewal, everyone in Napoli is happy.”
Napoli acquired Osimhen from Lille in 2020, and the previous season’s top scorer in Serie A has been linked with potential moves to clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich.
Victor Osimhen
Victor James Osimhen
This season he played in total 7 times for 544 minutes for Serie A.
Victor Osimhen scored 5 goals for Napoli. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 3rd in Serie A. In the last match Napoli lost 3-2 against Real Madrid. The next match in Serie A will be against Fiorentina.
Napoli performance and stats
Napoli is currently 3rd in the Serie A with 14 points.
In the last 7 games, it has won 4 times, drawn twice, and lost once. In its last match, Napoli won 0-4 against Lecce.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 6.
Napoli will play the next match in Serie A against Fiorentina on Sunday 8th of October in Napoli. The prediction is Napoli winning the match.