Chelsea are reportedly monitoring Victor Osimhen’s state of affairs at Napoli after the striker’s agent threatened the potential for authorized motion in opposition to the Italian aspect.
Napoli’s TikTok account posted a video which mocked the Nigeria worldwide after he missed a penalty throughout the aspect’s 0-0 draw in opposition to Bologna on Sunday.
Osimhen subsequently eliminated all photographs of himself in a Napoli shirt from his Instagram profile, and his agent Roberto Calenda acknowledged that the participant ‘reserve(s) the correct to take authorized motion’ in opposition to the membership.
He mentioned on X (Twitter): “What occurred in the present day on Napoli’s official profile on the TikTok platform shouldn’t be acceptable. A video mocking Victor was first made public after which, however now belatedly, deleted.
“A severe proven fact that causes very severe injury to the participant and provides to the therapy that the boy is struggling within the final interval between media trials and faux information.”
Now, in line with a brand new report, Chelsea are able to reignite their curiosity within the striker forward of a possible January transfer.
Studies claimed they have been eager on bringing the Nigeria worldwide to Stamford Bridge this summer season, and have been keen to pay £120 million to signal him.
However Napoli’s success in Serie A, resulting in the membership having the ability to difficulty an enormous asking worth for the participant, meant the Blues have been priced out a transfer.
Now, talkSPORT declare that Chelsea are monitoring the state of affairs between Osimhen and Napoli, and will use it to launch a brand new bid.
The report claims that supervisor Mauricio Pochettino has demanded the membership signal a striker in January, with Brentford star Ivan Toney another choice. Toney’s ban for playing offences expires on January 17.
Osimhen fired Napoli to their first Serie A title in over three a long time final season, scoring 26 objectives in 32 video games to win the league’s Golden Boot.
He began this marketing campaign with three objectives in 4 video games previous to the Bologna draw – however it stays to be seen as as to if he’ll add to his tally in a Napoli shirt.
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