Scudetto hero Osimhen a Napoli outcast after failing to find exit
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Milan, Italy: Victor Osimhen has been sidelined by Napoli after the team he fired to Serie A glory just a over year ago left him both off their squad...
Milan, Italy: Victor Osimhen has been sidelined by Napoli after the team he fired to Serie A glory just a over year ago left him both off their squad list for the 2024/25 campaign and potentially in season-long limbo.
Nigeria forward Osimhen became a hero in Naples when he rattled in 26 league goals as Napoli roared to their first Scudetto since 1990.
Osimhen was one of the most sought-after strikers in the world last summer after emulating Diego Maradona but the 25-year-old is now an outcast in southern Italy, his place and shirt number nine taken by new arrival Romelu Lukaku.
Osimhen has been agitating for a move away from Napoli after the club descended into chaos almost immediately after claiming their third league crown.
The departure of title-winning coach Luciano Spalletti and sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli -- the man who built some of Napoli's best teams of the post-Maradona era -- had a huge impact.
