{"id":460816,"date":"2023-09-27T18:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=460816"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:21:40","slug":"chelsea-watching-osimhens-situation-closely","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/chelsea-watching-osimhens-situation-closely\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea watching Osimhen&#8217;s situation closely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are ready if an opportunity comes their way after Victor Osimhen\u2019s agent threatened the Serie A champions with legal action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Victor Osimhen arriving @ Napoli\u2019s team hotel ahead of Udinese game after the public statement considering legal action against the club \ud83d\udd35\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec<\/p>\n<p>Not greeting Demme and Zielinski but shaking hands with team manager Santoro.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GennyDelVe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GennyDelVe<\/a> \u2014 Enzo Buono<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D1agIktIiE\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/D1agIktIiE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1707011675734315247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The London side have wanted to sign the Nigerian for a long time, who helped Napoli to win 1<sup>st<\/sup> Italian championship in 33 years&#8217; last campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen was even the Blues main forward target during the summer transfer window, but the Italian team refused to sell the striker.<\/p>\n<p>However, Victor can become available in January after the player\u2019s agent, Roberto Calenda, has admitted that they are thinking about suing the side after Napoli posted a video disparaging the forward on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>The publication on social media has been deleted, but the Nigeria international is furious with how the Serie A champions have treated him.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion between Napoli and Osimhen over a deal renewal had slowed down recently, and with the latest issue, it is very unlikely that the Nigerian striker would ink an extension with the club in the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Victor Osimhen has deleted all photos and videos featuring a Napoli shirt on his Instagram Napoli after the club posted a video mocking the player on TikTok. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZHCuLSD2js\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ZHCuLSD2js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1706949304236052635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are ready if an opportunity comes their way after Victor Osimhen\u2019s agent threatened the Serie A champions with legal action. 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