Osimhen was on the bench for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter at San Siro and barely trained in the days before the match
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This was after a thrilling 3-1 home win over Napoli in their last-16 second leg gave them a deserved 4-2 aggregate victory on Tuesday.
Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored late in the second half to secure their first back-to-back wins in five months.
This was after Nigeria international Victor Osimhen had given the visitors the lead.
Osimhen scored 26 goals to help guide Napoli to their first Serie A title in 33 years during the last campaign.
Antonio Sanabria, Nikola Vlasic and Alessandro Buongiorno scored to move the hosts into the top 10.
Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis shared images of himself and Osimhen signing paperwork and shaking hands, accompanied by the caption “done,” signalling the completion of the deal.
The striker’s agent, Roberto Calenda, threatened legal action against Napoli at the end of September
The Napoli forward emerged the Best Player ahead of close rivals Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah
Since arriving in Naples in 2020, the forward has proceeded to enjoy a legendary stint.
Napoli said that Walter Mazzarri returns after a decade to replace Frenchman Garcia.
Matteo Politano gave the Italians a deserved 39th-minute lead following a one-sided first half before Fofana levelled on the break seven minutes after the restart with the Germans’ first big chance from open play.
The Nigerian has experienced a turbulent start to the 2023-24 season, scoring six goals in eight Serie A games.
The 24-year-old striker suffered the injury during a national assignment for country Nigeria.
Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has refused to rule out the departure of striker Victor Osimhen in the near future,…
Victor Osimhen is expected to fly back to Italy on Monday, earlier than originally scheduled, to undergo medical checks having picked up an injury while away with Nigeria during the international break.
Chelsea are in the market for a centre-forward and are already monitoring Brentford’s Ivan Toney, who is also attracting interest from Arsenal as ESPN reported on September 26.
He faces an uncertain future at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona following controversy created by Napoli’s TikTok account.
The reigning Serie A champions have been trying to hammer out fresh terms with Osimhen for most of 2023 and were close to reaching an agreement earlier this summer. But issues have arisen in recent weeks, to the point that a new contract would now need to offer a significant wage hike and include a release clause.
The Nigeria international was one of the most in-demand marksmen on the summer market this year, having fired Napoli to the Serie A title with a league-high 26 goals in 32 matches.