Napoli insist they did not intend to offend Victor Osimhen after appearing to mock the striker in a video on TikTok.
The Italian champions posted a video on the social media site which made a joke of Osimhen missing a penalty in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Bologna, with an odd, sped-up voice dubbed over the top.
Osimhen's agent has threatened to take legal action against Napoli over the post, which has now been deleted.
Napoli stopped short of apologising to the Nigeria international on Thursday as they addressed the matter.
"To avoid any potential exploitation of the matter, Napoli would like to explicitly state that the club never intended to offend or make fun of Victor Osimhen, who is an asset to the club," read a statement on the team's official website.
"Over the course of the summer Napoli rejected all offers to sign the striker firm proof of the clubs appreciation of him.
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