September 27th 2023.
Victor Osimhen is livid with Napoli after the Italian champions posted a mocking video of the striker's penalty miss on their TikTok account. The video, which has since been removed, showed Osimhen appealing for the penalty in the goalless draw with Bologna on Sunday with a sped-up, squeaky voice dubbed over the top. It then showed him missing the spot kick.
The Nigeria international was also involved in a touchline bust-up with Napoli head coach Rudi Garcia after he was substituted in the final few minutes of the stalemate against Bologna. This result left last season's title winners seven points behind Serie A leaders Inter.
In response to Napoli's post, Osimhen has deleted all pictures related to the Serie A club on his official Instagram account. His agent, Roberto Calenda, also slammed Napoli's social media post and threatened legal action against the Serie A club.
In a statement on Monday evening, Calenda said, "What happened today on Napoli's official profile on the TikTok platform is not acceptable. A video mocking Victor was first made public and then, but now belatedly, deleted. This is a serious fact that causes very serious damage to the player and adds to the treatment that the boy is suffering in the last period between media trials and fake news. We reserve the right to take legal action and any useful initiative to protect Victor."
It remains uncertain whether Osimhen, who scored 26 goals in Serie A last season, will feature in Napoli's match against Udinese on Wednesday evening.
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