Italian 1st Football League (Serie A) team Napoli announced that their post on social media about Nigerian star Victor Osimhen was “misunderstood”.
In the statement made by the club, “We can never have any intention of offending or mocking our player Victor Osimhen. We think that the post in question was misunderstood. As evidence, we would like to remind that although our player received many transfer offers from abroad, we rejected all of them.” expressions were used.
Napoli’s official account on the TikTok platform shared a video of the 24-year-old football player missing a penalty in the away game against Bologna, which ended goalless in the league last week, and deleted it after the incident drew a reaction.
The football player’s manager, Roberto Calenda, said: “What happened on Napoli’s official profile on the TikTok platform is unacceptable. A video mocking Victor was first made public and then deleted, albeit late. We reserve the right to take legal action and take any initiative to protect Victor .” He used the following expressions:
Osimhen, who played a major role in his team’s championship last season, played 39 matches in all competitions and scored 31 goals. The Nigerian football player, who shook the net 4 times in 6 league matches this season, deleted the photos and videos he shared with the Napoli jersey on his social media account after the incident.