Serie A: Osimhen increasingly straying away from Napoli as contract talks stall

Victor Osimhen picked up an injury during Nigeria’s friendly game against Saudi Arabia and is set to spend up to 40 days on the sidelines.

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, is straying further away from Napoli, and his time at the club could come to an end soon, Soccernet.ng reports.

The striker scored twenty-six goals last term, and set up another four in the league, with his market value breaking records, but the club’s hierarchy insisted the 24-year-old wasn’t for sale.

Contract talks kicked off in the summer in a bid to tie the Ballon d’Or nominee to a lengthy contract at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, things have gone sullen-cold since then.

According to Tuttomercato, there were positive signs and conversations at the start of the summer, hinting Osimhen wanted to stay at the club, but a poor run of form, and the viral TikTok video look to have marred any possible talks.

Osimhen’s agent, Roberto Calenda, met with the club’s transfer…

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