TikTok Saga: Osimhen Deletes All Napoli-Related Posts From Instagram Account

Amid a public spat with his Serie A club, Napoli, Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has deleted all photos and videos that has the club’s shirt on his Instagram account.

This comes after a contentious ‘mockery’ video was posted by Napoli’s verified TikTok handle, which openly mocked Osimhen for missing a penalty against Bologna.

The video featured a high-pitched voice in the background yelling, “gimme penalty please.” A subsequent video drew comparisons between Osimhen and a coconut.

Osimhen has netted three times in six appearance in the opening weeks of the season for misfiring Italian champions Napoli.

The 24-year-old has become an icon in Naples after scoring 31 times in all competitions last season as Napoli won their first league title since 1990.

Osimhen, who was a target for Chelsea and Manchester United in the summer, is in the process of negotiating a contract extension with Napoli, with his current deal expiring in June 2025.

Victor Osimhen’s agent has however threatened legal action against Napoli after the video posted on the club’s official social media mocked him for missing a penalty in the weekend’s goalless draw at Bologna.

“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,” Calenda stated on Twitter, late on Tuesday evening.

“(It is) 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.

“We reserve the right to take legal action and any useful initiative to protect Victor.”