Napoli have made a cutthroat decision to exile Victor Osimhen from their squad, and have given his number 9 shirt to Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian wore the number 11 in Napoli’s recent game against Parma, where he scored in injury time. However, he will now wear the number 9 shirt which belonged to Osimhen.
The Nigerian has not been registered as part of the Azzurri’s Serie A squad for the season. As a result, he will likely be sidelined till January if he isn’t able to move to Saudi Arabia or another club in the coming days.
Victor Osimhen exiled from Napoli squad after transfer fallout
🚨⛔️ Napoli have officially excluded Victor Osimhen from their Serie A squad list for the season!
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2024
Osimhen and Mario Rui are both OUT as Napoli consider them out of the project.
Relationship broken with both players… they also want to leave but on their terms. pic.twitter.com/bLDYkm6RQy
Al Ahli had seemingly reached an agreement with Napoli over the transfer before the club raised their demands. Osimhen, however, didn’t quite give them the green light in spite of having a massive offer on the table.
Chelsea also tried to sign him, but offered him a wage that was half of what he currently gets at Napoli. As a result, he wasn’t able to agree to a contract with them either, and is now stuck at Napoli for the time being.
🚨🔵 Victor Osimhen has been excluded by Napoli’s Serie A squad list… and also number 9 will NO longer be on his shirt.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2024
Napoli have decided to give number 9 to Romelu Lukaku with immediate effect.
9️⃣❌ pic.twitter.com/8S0u3uQkJP
The former Serie A champions are doing the same with Mario Rui as he has been left out of their squad as well. Rui is also planning to leave the club, but will do so on his terms in the future, potentially in the January transfer window.
