Victor Osimhen has been stripped of the number nine shirt at Napoli after his move to Chelsea fell through on deadline day, according to reports.
The Nigeria international has been linked with a move to the Premier League over the past couple of years as clubs looked to sign a proven goalscorer.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis previously put a number of clubs off with his asking price of around €150m before dropping it slightly as it became clear that Osimhen wanted to leave.
His new contract has a release clause in there worth around £110m but Napoli s demands still seemed to cause a problem on deadline day despite a transfer seemingly on for most of the day.
Initially it seemed that Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli had won the race after agreeing…