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Victor Osimhen, Super Eagles forward, has apologised for his derogatory remark over a report stating that he intends to emulate Diego Maradona, South American football legend, in Napoli.

Maradona had a spectacular career in Napoli, where he won two Italian championships for the club in the 1986/87 and 1989/90 seasons.

In July, Osimhen joined the Italian side on a five-year deal from Lille, a French Ligue 1 club, for a deal worth £74 million.

The headline of a report by a Nigerian newspaper had quoted the 21-year-old as saying he intends to emulate Maradona in Napoli.

But in a tweet on Sunday, the footballer denied making such remark while also accusing the reporter of engaging in fabricated lies against him.

He also said he is yet to grant any interview since the demise of his father.

“I never said such a thing,y’all copy paste journalist just like to fabricate lies,since the passing of my late father  I haven’t grant any interview whatsoever,stop this nonsense else na thunder go fire una,” read the tweet.

I never said such a thing,y’all copy paste journalist just like to fabricate lies,since the passing of my late father I haven’t grant any interview whatsoever,stop this nonsense else na thunder go fire una. https://t.co/cQiwaLaS1D

— victor osimhen (@victorosimhen9) August 9, 2020

In a follow-up post, Osimhen apologised over his remark against the newspaper and other journalists he might have offended.

“As much as I dislike being misquoted or taken out of context by the media, I want to apologise to Punch newspapers and other journalists that felt offended for the type of language I used in my earlier post,sorry about it,make una no vex I still be una boy…peace,” he wrote.

As much as I dislike being misquoted or taken out of context by the media, I want to apologise to @MobilePunch and other journalists that felt offended for the type of language I used in my earlier post,sorry about it,make una no vex I still be una boy…peace❤️

— victor osimhen (@victorosimhen9) August 9, 2020

Osimhen left Lille, where he scored 18 goals and made six assists in 38 appearances across all competitions to emerge Mastiffs player of the season.