Osimhen is not on the squad and Napoli suffer a humiliating defeat in their first Serie A match

Victor Osimhen is still in the wilderness at Italian Serie A club Napoli, having missed their opening-day humiliation at the hands of Verona, OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Antonio Conte has kept the Nigerian out of the team since he made it clear he wants to leave the team as agreed with the club when he signed a new contract in December.

Conte left him out of all pre-season matches and today he did the same in the opening game of the season. The team fell humiliatingly 3-0, with a double from Daniel Mosquera and Dailon Livramento helping Verona to victory.

Osimhen’s departure remains up in the air, but the interested teams do not want to pay the 130 million euro release clause included in his contract. PSG and Chelsea are the two teams that have shown the most interest in signing him.

A clear picture of his future is expected to be known in the coming days, as there are two weeks left until the end of the transfer window.