Victor Osimhen issued the perfect response on Wednesday night to a bizarre TikTok video appearing to mock the player by scoring for Napoli as the striker considers legal action against his club.
The video was published on official club accounts just days after Osimhen’s penalty miss against Bologna on Sunday and apparent building tensions between the player and Napoli manager Rudi Garcia, who the striker was seen berating as he was substituted off with four minutes left of the 0-0 draw.
Osimhen has been taking off penalty duties, so Piotr Zielinski opened the scoring from the spot against Udinese before the 24-year-old doubled his side’s lead.
Osimhen is Napoli’s best player opted against signing a new contract over the summer, with his current terms expiring in 2025.
Victor Osimhen doing what Victor Osimhen does best! 💥
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 27, 2023
A wonderful finish to double the lead for Napoli ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/u0uLr36BY9
Osimhen's agent Roberto Calenda issued a statement on Tuesday night about the incident.
He wrote on Twitter: "What happened today on Napoli's official profile on the TikTok platform is not acceptable. A video mocking Victor was first made public and then, but now belatedly, deleted.
"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."
Calenda added: "We reserve the right to take legal action and any useful initiative to protect Victor".
