{"id":143584,"date":"2023-09-27T15:57:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=143584"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:57:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:57:31","slug":"what-did-napoli-post-on-tiktok-about-victor-osimhen-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/what-did-napoli-post-on-tiktok-about-victor-osimhen-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"What did Napoli post on TikTok about Victor Osimhen? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
VICTOR Osimhen's representative has threatened Napoli with legal action, following now-deleted videos that were shared on social media.<\/p>\n
Here we take a look at what was posted online and what Victor Osimhen has said in response.<\/p>\n
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Napoli posted several videos to the social media platform TikTok appearing to mock striker<\/span> Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n The club added the caption \u201cGimme penalty please\u201d to his spot-kick miss, plus a whining voice-over appearing to make fun of the sports star.<\/p>\n Another now-deleted post reportedly saw the club release a video featuring a cropped photo of Osimhen's head on a coconut with audio over the clip saying: "I'm a coconut."<\/p>\n Osimhen completed a move from Lille to Napoli in the summer<\/span> of 2020.<\/p>\n He has scored 62 goals in 107 games for Napoli and has scored three goals in six appearances this campaign.<\/p>\n His current deal runs through until the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n The club have since confirmed Osimhen has been included in their 24-man squad to face Udinese for their Serie A home game on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.<\/p>\n Osimhen wears a mask when he plays, a habit he picked up after fracturing his eye socket during Napoli's 3-2 defeat at Inter Milan in November 2021.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Following the posts shared to the social media platform, Osimhen's representative Roberto Calenda issued a statement condemning the club's actions on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.<\/p>\n The statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter read: ''What happened today on Napoli's official profile on the TikTok platform is not acceptable.<\/p>\n ''A video mocking Victor was first made public and then, but now belatedly, deleted.<\/p>\n ''A serious fact that causes very serious damage to the player and adds to the treatment that the boy is suffering in the last period between media trials and fake news<\/span>.<\/p>\n ''We reserve the right to take legal action and any useful initiative to protect Victor.''<\/p>\n Osimhen has deleted all mention of the club from his social media accounts, bar one photograph which remains on Instagram – where he boasts a staggering 2.9 million fans and followers.<\/p>\n The rest of the remaining snaps are from Nigeria and his previous clubs. <\/p>\n On September 26, 2023, Gunner's super-fan Piers Morgan urged the sports star to "come to Arsenal" amid the social media posts.<\/p>\n The Sun columnist posted: "Don\u2019t take this terrible treatment @victorosimhen9\u00a0– come to Arsenal instead."<\/p>\n The likes of Arsenal and Chelsea have all been linked with a move for the Serie A player.<\/p>\n Manchester United are another club\u00a0who were strongly linked with Osimhen over the summer, but Erik ten Hag's side ended up signing Rasmus Hojlund instead.<\/p>\n PSG, Newcastle and Everton\u00a0have also reportedly shown interest in the last two transfer windows.<\/p>\nRead More in Sport<\/h2>\n
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