Osimhen set to stay put at Napoli as deadline day move to Chelsea, AI Ahli fails
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, will stay with top-flight Serie A team Napoli after failing to agree a move to Chelsea or Saudi pr0-league club Al Ahli on transfer deadline day.
At 23:00 on Friday, the European summer transfer window closed, and Osimhen was thought to have finalized his deal to Stamford Bridge before the end of the day.
However, a Chelsea delegation left Napoli FC after failing to reach an agreement with Osimhen, according to Italian football transfer analyst Fabrizio Romano.
The striker was reportedly offered a contract by Chelsea worth €155,000 per week, which is less than what he is now paid at Napoli, but he refused to accept the wage decrease.
Due to the transfer drama that transpired on deadline day, Osimhen has been left off of Napoli’s match-day squad roster as a result of his failed move to either Chelsea or Al Ahli.
Romelu Lukaku, Napoli’s new signing, now wears the number 9 shirt, often worn by Osimhen, the current best player in Africa.
Osimhen will not join the first-team roster at Napoli for now as the European transfer market is closed, and there is no deal from Saudi Arabia in the next three days.
