"There is no place for Osimhen in Naples." Conte's firm message to the 'Failure to escape' FW
Sep 01, 2024
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Shortly after his trip to Chelsea failed, Conte informed him that his plans to expel Osimhen from the first team remained unchanged.
Chelsea pushed hard to recruit Osimhen in the summer transfer market, but the negotiations collapsed after difficulties as Osimhen demanded more salary from Chelsea immediately after the astronomical amount offered by Saudi Arabian Super League Al-Ahli, transfer fee of 80 million euros (about 118.3 billion won), annual salary of 40 million euros (about 59.1 billion won), and a four-year contract love call. The transfer fee was agreed with Chelsea, but when Osimhen rejected the salary offer, exhausted Chelsea announced the end of the negotiations. Osimhen will remain a Napoli player for the time being, but Conte has maintained his existing position that he has no intention of using him.
In this situation, Napoli scored a dramatic come-from-behind victory 2-1 at home against Parma in the third round of Serie A on the 1st (Korea time). The No. 9 position, which Osimhen has firmly held for four seasons since the 2020-2021 season, has already been handed over to a new transfer and to Romelu Lukaku who is 'Conte's Adjeja'.
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Conte's comments came shortly after the Napoli club informed Osimhen that he would not be welcome in Conte's squad even if he returned. Osimhen, who failed to escape, also reportedly stated that he would not play for Napoli. Osimhen, who faced the worst situation where he could not go to Chelsea or play for Napoli after being greedy, was forced to fiddle with the Saudi Arabian card he had been agonizing over earlier this summer.
However, it is not yet known whether Al Ahli, who completed his contract with England striker Ivan Toney ahead of the closing of the transfer market on the 2nd, still desperately wants to sign Osimhen by paying an astronomical transfer fee and whether there have been any changes in conditions so far.
Meanwhile, Conte praised the Napoli players for their fighting spirit after Lukaku and Angusa scored two goals in extra time in the second half to win the 2-1 Great Battle of Parma. "We played a heart-throbbing game against a team with good players who are good at pressure."In fact, we could have done much better. I know I have more work to do in the future, so I'll take three points."
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
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