Napoli Sporting Director, Giovanni Manna has revealed Victor Osimhen was not willing to play for the club anymore hence the reason for transfer alternatives, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The deadline day drama was the one everyone waited patiently to see how it would end as the move to either Saudi Pro League outfit, Al-Ahli or Chelsea never materialized
Osimhen further suffered heartbreak when his name was excluded from the team’s list for the new Serie A season.
However, Manna claimed Osimhen excluded himself from the team while the club was tired of trying to make him happy.
“The situation is very clear, it has been since the end of last season. Victor expressed his absolute desire to not stay at Napoli, to not play for Napoli, and we tried to make him happy.” Manna said via FootballItalia.
“Then there is a demand and an offer, we thought that we had concluded the negotiations, but then it did not go through. We bought Lukaku, kept Raspadori and Simeone, which was not to be taken for granted.
By Olujimi Dare Ogun