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Victor Osimhen excluded of Napoli Serie A squad for time

.Aug 31, 2024, 02:16 PM ETVictor Osimhen was not included in Napoli's formal 23-man Serie A team for this season, after the Nigerian striker's assumed move out of the nightclub fell short to materialise.Osimhen's 26 targets assisted Napoli to their Scudetto succeed two times ago, however it has all curdle since, and although the want-away player is actually still at the nightclub, for now he participates in no part in their plans.Osimhen, 25, signed an agreement extension with Napoli in December, keeping him at the club up until 2026 and also with a reported release clause of EUR130 million.Editor's Picks1 RelatedA month eventually, nightclub president Aurelio De Laurentiis said Osimhen would certainly leave behind in the end of the period, and in current times his anticipated place appeared to be Chelsea or even Saudi Pro Game group Al Ahli.Negotiations happened up until the transactions window enclosed both Italy and also England on Friday, but along with Osimhen's wage demands obviously certainly not satisfied through Chelsea, it appeared he got on his technique to Saudi Arabia.Napoli, having said that, performed not accept the provide from Al Ahli, that after that signed Ivan Toney coming from Brentford for an expense ESPN stated to be u20a4 40 thousand ($ 53m), and authorized Belgian Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.Information from Reuters was used within this file.