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Victor Osimhen left out of Napoli Serie A squad for season

.Aug 31, 2024, 02:16 PM ETVictor Osimhen was certainly not featured in Napoli's formal 23-man Serie A team for this time, after the Nigerian striker's assumed step away from the club stopped working to materialise.Osimhen's 26 goals helped Napoli to their Scudetto gain 2 periods earlier, however it has all turned sour given that, as well as although the want-away player is still at the club, for now he plays none in their plans.Osimhen, 25, signed a contract extension along with Napoli in December, maintaining him at the nightclub up until 2026 and along with a disclosed release clause of EUR130 million.Editor's Picks1 RelatedA month eventually, nightclub president Aurelio De Laurentiis said Osimhen will leave behind in the end of the time, and also in current days his anticipated place looked Chelsea or Saudi Pro League group Al Ahli.Negotiations took place up until the transfer home window closed in both Italy and England on Friday, yet with Osimhen's wage demands seemingly not fulfilled by Chelsea, it appeared he got on his technique to Saudi Arabia.Napoli, nonetheless, carried out decline the promotion coming from Al Ahli, that at that point signed Ivan Toney from Brentford for a charge ESPN stated to be u20a4 40 million ($ 53m), and also authorized Belgian Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.Information coming from Reuters was made use of in this document.