Exams underwent by Victor Osimhen have confirmed the Napoli striker has a shoulder dislocation which, however, does not require surgery.

The Nigerian striker had picked up the injury while on international duty and had medical examinations at Rome’s Villa Stuart today.

According to Sky Sport, the exams have confirmed the player has a shoulder dislocation which will prevent him from playing against Milan this weekend.

Football Italia reports that the player’s recovery time is unknown yet but the good news for the Azzurri is that the injury of their star striker does not require surgery.

Willian has revealed why he did not join Barcelona before signing for Arsenal this summer.

Speaking to FourFourTwo, the ex-Chelsea star claimed the Spanish side did not put an offer in for him.

The 32-year-old said: “There are always rumours, but I didn’t know about any other official offer.

“Indeed, there was a lot of talk about Barcelona for the past few seasons, but I wouldn’t have gone there just because they’re Barca.

“I wouldn’t go to any club without hearing about their targets and what they wanted from me.

“It wouldn’t be nice to be there or anywhere else if you weren’t going to be a big part of the project and didn’t play much.

“Arsenal were the only club to show me a project that would fit with my ambitions, and they’re one of the biggest clubs in the world.”

Ex-Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas says he still considers old boss Jose Mourinho a friend but admitted he has zero contact with ‘childhood hero’ Pep Guardiola.

The 33-year-old Monaco midfielder, who signed for the Blues in June 2014 from Barcelona after nearly ten years at Arsenal, made the surprising confession during a Catalan radio interview.

Cesc told Catalunya Radio programme Tot Costa: “Jose was the person who inspired me most after leaving Barcelona.

“He said we had been rivals on the pitch but it finished there and he told me about his future plans.

“I prioritised the professional side of things, and today we still write to each other and I consider him to be a friend who helped me a lot when I needed it most.”

Of his ex-Barcelona boss, now at Man City, he said: “With Pep there’s nothing.”

Samuel Eto’o is poised to come out of retirement – with a THIRD DIVISION club in Spain.

The former Chelsea, Everton and Barcelona striker hung up his boots last year after a spell with Qatar SC. Eto’o, 39, cheated death last week when involved in a car smash in his native Cameroon.

Spanish Tercera Division outfit Racing Murcia have now opened talks with the former Real Madrid, Mallorca and Inter Milan ace. The south-eastern club hopes its wealthy investors can tempt Eto’o to make a comeback.

Murcia president Morris Pagniello said: “Right now I would say our chances of signing Samuel Eto’o are 50-50. We will know next week whether we can sign him, but we have drawn up a Plan B if it’s not possible.

“We have various investors in Mexico and the United Arab Emirates who could fund the deal. If we sign him, the coach is committed to picking him to play.”

Murcia hope to land Eto’o in time for their Copa del Rey clash with Primera Liga side Levante on December 16. They signed Paul Pogba’s older brother Mathias, 30, as a free agent in August.