Napoli coach Antonio Conte, on Sunday that Victor Osimhen would not reintegrated into Napoli first team. He noted that some issues blocked his transfer.
Conte spoke during a press conference on Saturday night, following Napoli’s 2-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Maradona.
Osimhen has been replaced by Romelu Lukaku. He was linked with potential moves to Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and Al-Ahli, but but no deal has reached yet.
Conte said, “Some issues blocked the transfer; perhaps if we had resolved the Osimhen situation, we would have completed the team differently and earlier.”
Responding to whether he plans to reintroduce Osimhen and Mario Rui to Napoli’s Serie A squad, Conte said “No, this is the team.
“This is the group. We made decisions based on consistency and respect for the club.”
“We’ve started rebuilding. Good players arrived. It took us time to understand and think about it, but we signed them, and I am happy. We didn’t do everything, but I think the club did well,” he concluded.
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