Hellas Verona Fined Massive Amount For Racist Chants Against Victor Osimhen

Hellas Verona Fined Massive Amount For Racist Chants Against Victor Osimhen

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:09 PM
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  • Verona have been fined €12,000 by Serie A disciplinary committee for their fans' racist chants against Osimhen
  • They made the chants against the Nigerian during their first Serie A game of the season in which Osimhen even scored
  • Victor Osimhen who has been linked with move to PSG will now hope to continue with his impressive form

Those in charge of Serie A side Hellas Verona will have to pay €12,000 as fine due to how they allowed their fans to make racist chants against Nigerian and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.

Victor Osimhen and his teammates traveled to Verona for their first game of the season which was a challenging one even though they won and the Nigerian scored his first goal of the term.

Apart from scoring for Napoli, Victor Osimhen also made an assist as Spalletti's side recorded a 5-2 win in the Serie A encounter.

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Hellas Verona fined €12,000 for fans' racist chants against Victor Osimhen.
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The home fans were not happy seeing the Nigerian striker on their pitch and chants were made to slow his game down in the duel.

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However, Victor Osimhen did not allow the chants to weigh him down in the tie as he even made a celebration to troll Verona fans.

According to the report on Soccernet, the Serie A disciplinary body has found Hellas Verona guilty, and they will pay a €12,000 fine.

PSG Begin Talks for Mega Million Transfer of Top Super Eagles Striker

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Paris Saint-Germain who are champions of France are reportedly in talks with those in charge of Italian side Napoli over the transfer move of Nigerian super striker Victor Osimhen.

It is less than two weeks to the end of the summer transfer window and Paris Saint-Germain chiefs wants to explore the chance to lure the Nigerian striker to France.

There is no doubt about the fact that Victor Osimhen is one of the best African strikers and that was what helped him to secure a mega million move to Napoli from Lille.

PSG are still looking for a player to strengthen their attack and are believed to have opened negotiations to sign Osimhen.

The Nigerian striker will definitely be collecting massive salary if he should move to Paris Saint-Germain and will also have the chance to play with the biggest boys in football.

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