{"id":93824,"date":"2023-09-28T18:34:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93824"},"modified":"2023-09-28T18:34:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:34:56","slug":"napoli-stop-short-of-apologising-to-osimhen-in-formal-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/napoli-stop-short-of-apologising-to-osimhen-in-formal-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli stop short of apologising to Osimhen in formal statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Napoli insist they &#8216;never wanted to mock&#8217; Victor Osimhen in offensive TikTok videos as they release statement&#8230; but do NOT apologise to the unhappy striker<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Napoli have released a statement regarding their TikTok&#8217;s about striker Osimhen\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They stopped short of apologising to Osimhen who they &#8216;never wanted to mock&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Napoli have issued a formal statement regarding their controversial TikTok released which appeared to mock striker Victor Osimhen, but stopped short of issuing an apology to the forward.<\/p>\n<p>The Serie A side&#8217;s social media accounts caused controversy last week as they posted videos on their Tik Tok account mocking Osimhen, leading to his agent threatening to take legal action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first video that was posted said showed the forward appealing for a penalty, with sped-up audio with the caption &#8216;Gimme penalty please&#8217; before showing him blazing the spot-kick wide of the post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A second video allegedly from the club&#8217;s account, which has been circulated online and since deleted, compared Osimhen to a &#8216;coconut&#8217; &#8211; widely viewed as a racial slur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This led to Osimhen&#8217;s agent suggesting that the player could take legal action over the Serie A side, whish has led to Napoli issuing a formal statement as it began: &#8216;Calcio Napoli, wishing to avoid any exploitation of the issue, point out that we never wanted to offend or mock Victor Osimhen, who is a treasure of this club<span>.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/18\/75947291-0-image-a-64_1695922341389.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Napoli have issued a formal statement regarding their controversial TikTok released which appeared to mock striker Victor Osimhen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/18\/75947809-12572247-image-a-73_1695923161023.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There has appeared to be tension between Osimhen and Napoli boss Rudi Garcia, with the striker seen berating his new manager after being substituted<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>They continued to state reveal that the club rejected several transfer offers for the forward during the summer window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As proof of that, during the summer training retreat, the Club firmly rebuffed every offer that was received for the striker&#8217;s transfer abroad.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, the statement refused to apologise to the forward, instead revealing the thoughts behind the media team&#8217;s use of TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Social media, in particular TikTok, has always used an expressive form of language with a light heart and creativity, without wanting to, as in the case with Osimhen as protagonist, have any intention of insult or derision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In any case, if Victor perceived any offence towards him, this was not what the club intended.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen as to how Osimhen and his agent will react to the latest statement, with an apology not present as of now.<\/p>\n<p>There has appeared to be tension between Osimhen and Napoli boss Rudi Garcia, with the striker seen berating his new manager after being substituted in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>However, the forward was confirmed to have apologised to his team-mates and Garcia for his reaction to being taken off against Bologna.<\/p>\n<p>He will no doubt have plenty of interest from Europe, as well as Saudi Arabia, as one of the brightest forward&#8217;s in world football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The forward has previously been linked with a move to Chelsea, who could look to add fire power to their attack in the January transfer window and have recently been linked with a move for Ivan Toney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12572247\/Napoli-Victor-Osimhen-formal-statement-TikTok.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli insist they &#8216;never wanted to mock&#8217; 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