Chelsea have beaten London rivals Arsenal in the race to sign Napoli forward Victor Osimhen. According to transfer source Dean Jones, Chelsea would have discussed signing Osimhen.
The Nigeria international has expressed his desire to join the Premier League but wants his current club Napoli to pay the full £112m fee.
According to TEAMtalk, Chelsea are ahead of Arsenal in the race to sign Osimhen. However, they still face stiff competition from Ligue 1 winners Paris Saint-Germain as they attempt to seal a major deal.
The Blues have outbid their Premier League rivals in targeting their first English signing for the prolific striker, who scored 26 league goals last season and helped Napoli win Serie A.
According to a source, football. In his career. The Nigeria international has admitted he wants to play in the Premier League in the future, which will please Pochettino in light of reports that senior officials at the Bernabeu believe Real Madrid should sign him instead of PSG star Kylian Mbappe.
“Of course there are many names. “First of all, I think we have to remember that Chelsea are now looking for a short-term solution.”
“The opportunity to sign Osimhen is still far away and they want to sign him this summer. “It was discussed whether this could happen,” he said.
“Honestly, the same can be said about Ivan Tony. “There is a possibility that one of these players will come in the summer,” he said.
According to The Athletic, Armando Broya is attracting interest from West Ham United, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Chelsea are ready to let him go and his departure is not conditional on Pochettino finding a replacement before the end of the transfer window.
