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[ad_1] ROME: Victor Osimhen's agent has threatened legal action against Napoli after a video was published on the club's official social media mocking the Nigeria striker for missing a penalty in the weekend's goalless draw at Bologna. The TikTok post, which was subsequently deleted, showed Osimhen failing to score his spot-kick in the Serie A match with a high-pitched voice saying "gimme penalty please", sparking a furious reaction from Roberto Calenda. "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 said on Twitter, now called X, 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 initiat...

[ad_1] ROME: Serie A top goal-scorer Victor Osimhen said on Monday he dreams of playing in the English Premier League. The Nigeria striker, who was in Rome to collect the award for foreign athlete of the year in Italy from the foreign press association, said he wanted to deliver a league title to Napoli fans but was also looking further ahead. "A lot of people worldwide consider the Premier league as the best and strongest league," said the 24-year-old. "I'm in one the best league of the world, which is the Italian Serie A. "Of course I'm working so hard to make sure that I achieve my dream of playing in Premier League someday, but it's a process and I just want to keep on this momentum." Osimhen joined Napoli in 2020 from Lille. He has 19 league goals this season as Napoli have built a 15-point lead as they chase a first title since the days of Diego Maradona. "As a football player, when you arrive in Napoli you fall in love e...