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Victor Osimhen excluded of Napoli Serie A team for time

.Aug 31, 2024, 02:16 PM ETVictor Osimhen was actually certainly not included in Napoli's official 23-man Serie A squad for this season, after the Nigerian demonstrator's assumed move away from the club fell short to materialise.Osimhen's 26 targets assisted Napoli to their Scudetto win 2 seasons earlier, yet it possesses all curdle due to the fact that, and also although the want-away player is actually still at the club, meanwhile he plays no part in their plans.Osimhen, 25, signed a contract expansion along with Napoli in December, keeping him at the nightclub until 2026 and along with a reported release clause of EUR130 million.Editor's Picks1 RelatedA month eventually, nightclub president Aurelio De Laurentiis claimed Osimhen will leave at the end of the season, and also in current days his anticipated location appeared to be Chelsea or Saudi Pro Organization group Al Ahli.Negotiations happened up until the transfer window enclosed both Italy as well as England on Friday, yet with Osimhen's wage needs evidently certainly not fulfilled by Chelsea, it appeared he got on his method to Saudi Arabia.Napoli, nevertheless, performed decline the offer coming from Al Ahli, that at that point authorized Ivan Toney coming from Brentford for an expense ESPN mentioned to become u20a4 40 million ($ 53m), and also authorized Belgian Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.Information from Reuters was used in this particular record.