{"id":292820,"date":"2023-09-28T13:35:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=292820"},"modified":"2023-09-28T13:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:35:38","slug":"osimhen-was-unhappy-with-napoli-before-they-mocked-him-on-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/osimhen-was-unhappy-with-napoli-before-they-mocked-him-on-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen was 'unhappy with Napoli BEFORE they mocked him on TikTok'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Victor Osimhen was already unhappy at Napoli before they mocked him on social media, according to reports.<\/p>\n
Napoli’s official TikTok account posted two separate videos appearing to mock their star striker earlier this week, with one poking fun at him after he missed a penalty in their 0-0 draw with Bologna on Saturday, while the other contained a clip of Osimhen being referred to as a ‘coconut’.<\/p>\n
Osimhen was furious with the videos, which were later deleted, and his agent Roberto Calenda warned that his client could take legal action against the club.<\/p>\n
It now seems the TikTok videos could just be the latest issue to test the relationship between Osimhen and Napoli, as the Nigerian forward was already annoyed that the Serie A giants stopped him from filming a charity video for Africa, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n
Osimhen received a private apology from Napoli directors on Wednesday for the club’s behaviour on social media, but he is upset that they did not also make a public apology, according to Il Corriere dello Sport.<\/p>\n
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Napoli posted videos on their TikTok which appeared to mock Osimhen for appealing for a penalty in Sunday’s goalless draw against Bologna and his subsequent miss from the spot\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A second video, allegedly from the club’s account, compared Osimhen to a ‘coconut’<\/p>\n
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Osimhen was reportedly already unhappy with Napoli before the TikTok videos after they prevented him from shooting a charity video for Africa<\/p>\n
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Despite the TikTok videos being posted and the lack of a public apology, Osimhen still made himself available for Napoli’s league clash with Udinese on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
He started the match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium and scored the second goal in a 4-1 win, although he refused to celebrate.<\/p>\n
It was Osimhen’s fourth goal of the season, but came following a difficult few days for the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n
Osimhen is understood to have a strained relationship with manager Rudi Garcia, and was furious when he was substituted in the goalless draw at Bologna when Napoli were chasing a winner.<\/p>\n
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Osimhen scored against Udinese on Wednesday but did not celebrate his goal<\/p>\n
The TikTok videos followed, and he responded by deleting almost all of the photos of himself in a Napoli shirt\u00a0from his Instagram.<\/p>\n
His relationship with the Serie A outfit has soured quickly after he led the team to their first Scudetto in 33 years just four months ago.<\/p>\n
He rejected the advances of multiple clubs over the summer to stay at Napoli, but now feels betrayed after recent events.<\/p>\n
He is still adored by the club’s fanbase, but it appears that a series of incidents are now testing his loyalty and whether he has a long-term future at Napoli.<\/p>\n
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