The Serie A club have agreed to let Osimhen leave this summer but their president, Aurelio de Laurentiis, is holding out for a team to trigger the Nigeria international’s €130m (£110.8m) clause.
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The 22-year-old has found the back of the net on nine occasions in 11 appearances for his Italian club in the 2021-22 campaign.
The Partonepei had to win to guarantee Champions League football but only managed an underwhelming draw against Hellas Verona. Their slip allowed Juventus to leapfrog them into the top four as they thrashed Bologna.
It seemed as though the Nigeria international was destined to seal a move to Napoli as he visited their training ground and met both head coach Gennaro Gattuso and president Aurelio De Laurentiis in recent days.
Bari, who last played in Serie A in 2010-2011, finished seventh in Serie B last season and qualified for the promotion playoffs.
The Italian was informed of his departure on Thursday