PREMIER LEAGUE giants are on red alert after Victor Osimhen threatened to sue his club Napoli for mocking him.
The Serie A champions posted two shocking TikTok videos, one ridiculing the Nigerian striker for missing a penalty and another branding him a “coconut” — widely viewed as a racial slur.
Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda fumed: “We reserve the right to take legal action and any useful initiative to protect Victor.
“What happened on Napoli’s official profile is not acceptable.
“A video mocking Victor was first made public and then belatedly deleted.
“A serious fact that causes very serious damage to the player and adds to the treatment the boy is suffering.”
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Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are monitoring the situation.
But European heavyweights Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are also interested should Napoli be forced to sell their £150million-rated superstar.
Osimhen, 24, scored 26 league goals to help Napoli win their first league title since 1990 last season.
But he missed a penalty in Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Bologna before berating manager Rudi Garcia for hauling him off four minutes before the end of the game.
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And a bizarre video emerged on Napoli’s official TikTok page in the aftermath, showing Osimhen appealing for the spot-kick with a sped-up dubbed voice saying “gimme penalty please” before smashing the ball wide.
A second video, allegedly also from Napoli’s account, labelled Osimhen a “coconut”.
Osimhen has removed all references to Napoli on his Instagram account, including deleting numerous pictures.
He was also filmed snubbing his team-mates’ handshakes as he arrived at the training ground ahead of last night’s 4-1 win over Udinese.
Despite Calenda’s legal threat, Osimhen started the Serie A battle.
He was taken off penalty duty, with Piotr Zielinski scoring from the spot for the opener.
But Osimhen notched the second goal, drawing cheers from the crowd. He was subbed in the 63rd minute.
Napoli rejected a summer offer of about £120m for Osimhen from Saudi side Al-Hilal.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
