In addition to young talents Samu Omorodion and Pedro Neto, Chelsea are also targeting Victor Osimhen
Chelsea continue to fuel transfer rumours as they look to secure the arrival of 25-year-old Victor Osimhen. Discussions with Napoli over the Nigerian striker are ongoing, and have been ongoing for over a year. While no agreement has been reached yet, Blues fans are hopeful that this transfer window will be the one that finally sees Osimhen arrive in London.
Todd Boehly, determined to sign a top-class striker, is keeping the former LOSC player at the top of his priority list. This remains true despite Chelsea also being close to completing the transfers of 20-year-old Atletico Madrid forward Samu Omorodion and 24-year-old Wolverhampton winger Pedro Neto.
According to Fabrizio Romano, a journalist well-informed about market movements, Chelsea could benefit from an indirect boost from Napoli. Indeed, the Italian club is considering reuniting Antonio Conte with its former striker Romelu Lukaku, 31. Napoli hopes to obtain a fee of at least 100 million euros to release Victor Osimhen, but Lukaku’s presence in the negotiations could potentially reduce the cost of the transaction. The outcome of this affair therefore remains to be closely followed…
