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After being stripped of Napoli number 9, John Ogu blames trust for Victor Osimhen's collapsed Chelsea move.
Victor Osimhen has been formally dropped from Napoli's Serie A roster.
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19:10 - 27.08.2024
AFCON 2025: Osimhen recalled to Super Eagles for Benin Republic and Rwanda
New Super Eagles head coach Bruno Labbadia has called up Osimhen and 22 others for Nigeria's upcoming AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda
Romelu Lukaku, a recent acquisition, will take Victor Osimhen's squad number going forward and wear the no. 9 shirt in 2024–25.
Following an incredibly tumultuous transfer deadline day in which he was unable to finalize a transfer to Chelsea or Al-Ahli of the Saudi Pro League, the Nigerian was cut from the team.
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Osimhen's contract with Napoli runs through the summer of 2026, and his salaries are estimated to be about €10 million a season.
He had hoped to sign a massive four-year contract with Al-Ahli, which would have paid him an estimated €40 million a season, but the deal fell through when Napoli demanded additional money for the transfer.
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Osimhen and John Ogu
Former Super Eagles midfielder John Ogu has commented on Osimhen's failed move to Chelsea.
He stated that Osimhen was right not to take a pay cut and deserves respect for his achievements.
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He said, "I’m talking about @victorosimhen9 and someone is telling me about Sancho,Sterling and co because they took pay cut !!!
"Like For real? No disrespect to this players mentioned but I’m talking about the Current African best and the 8th best player in the WORLD of football."
Ogu then went on to explain that he there is Zero trust in the football business.
He added, "I did d boy is good to many clubs in my career. What did I end up getting ? Zero trust back from the people I did the boy is good for.
"Y’all didn’t know I had a deal from BETIS worth 4m€ as at 6yrs ago in the club I played then . What happened , they hide it and never told me."
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It remains to be seen what will happen with Osimhen as the European transfer window is closed.
He has been called to the Super Eagles team for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
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