Osimhen stays put at Napoli as Chelsea, AI Ahli fail to sign him

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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, will stay with top-flight Serie A team Napoli after failing to agree a move to Chelsea or Saudi pr0-league club Al Ahli on transfer deadline day.

At 23:00 on Friday, the European summer transfer window closed, and Osimhen was thought to have finalized his deal to Stamford Bridge before the end of the day.

However, a Chelsea delegation left Napoli FC after failing to reach an agreement with Osimhen, according to Italian football transfer analyst Fabrizio Romano.

The striker was reportedly offered a contract by Chelsea worth €155,000 per week, which is less than what he is now paid at Napoli, but he refused to accept the wage decrease.

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Due to the transfer drama that transpired on deadline day, Osimhen has been left off of Napoli’s match-day squad roster as a result of his failed move to either Chelsea or Al Ahli.

Romelu Lukaku, Napoli’s new signing, now wears the number 9 shirt, often worn by Osimhen, the current best player in Africa.

Osimhen will not join the first-team roster at Napoli for now as the European transfer market is closed, and there is no deal from Saudi Arabia in the next three days.