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Victor Osimhen left out of Napoli Serie A team for period

.Aug 31, 2024, 02:16 PM ETVictor Osimhen was actually certainly not consisted of in Napoli's formal 23-man Serie A team for this season, after the Nigerian striker's expected step far from the club neglected to materialise.Osimhen's 26 objectives helped Napoli to their Scudetto succeed 2 times earlier, yet it possesses all turned sour considering that, and although the want-away player is still at the nightclub, for now he participates in no part in their plans.Osimhen, 25, signed an agreement extension with Napoli in December, maintaining him at the club till 2026 and with a disclosed release clause of EUR130 million.Editor's Picks1 RelatedA month eventually, nightclub president Aurelio De Laurentiis said Osimhen would certainly leave behind by the end of the season, and in latest times his expected place looked Chelsea or even Saudi Pro League group Al Ahli.Negotiations went on till the transactions window enclosed both Italy and also England on Friday, yet along with Osimhen's wage demands obviously certainly not complied with by Chelsea, it appeared he performed his method to Saudi Arabia.Napoli, nevertheless, performed not accept the promotion coming from Al Ahli, that after that signed Ivan Toney from Brentford for an expense ESPN stated to be u20a4 40 thousand ($ 53m), as well as authorized Belgian Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.Information from Reuters was made use of in this file.