Legendary French forward Thierry Henry has slammed Napoli for the controversial TikTok video mocking Victor Osimhen for missing a penalty in the goalless draw at Bologna.
That incident has dominated headlines for the past week but Henry shared his opinion on the controversial now-deleted Item while undertaking punditry duty with CBS on for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League matches.
Henry was asked by the show host Kate Abdoo if he thought the video Napoli shared of Osimhen was racially offensive.
“It’s wrong on every level,” Henry said.
“What are we talking about? First of all, it is your own team…this is what you do to your own player?”
“Then yes, it is,” Henry gave a definite answer to if he thought it was racist, “Do your due diligence…Yes it is racist, what are you doing?”
The Nigerian striker missed from 12 yards in the draw against Bologna, somewhat costing his team three points, and the Partenopei clipped the penalty attempt and made fun of it on TikTok.
Another video posted on the same TikTok page bore the picture of Osimhen, with “I’m not a boy, I’m not a girl, I’m a coconut” playing in the background.
Meanwhile, Victor Osimhen has pledged allegiance to the Italian Serie A Champions despite the controversy and reactions generated. The striker was in action as the Partonopei fell 2-3 to Real Madrid in a UEFA Champions League matchday two game at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium In Naples.
