Chelsea are hoping to sign 25-year-old Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen from Serie A champions Napoli this summer.
Italian journalist Rudy Galetti has reported that Victor Osimhen is keen to join Chelsea and that an agreement could easily be reached on personal terms.
The Blues are ready to trigger his release clause and are currently negotiating payment terms with Napoli.
The 25-year-old striker has scored 13 goals in all competitions and could be a quality long-term signing for Chelsea.
Last season, he helped Napoli win Serie A with 31 goals. He has established himself as one of Europe’s best strikers and should be a huge step up from Nicholas Jackson.
Chelsea signed the former Villarreal striker to solve their scoring problems.
However, he has been disappointing this season and Chelsea need to upgrade him. Osimhen should prove to be a great addition and could be a real candidate to be the next Caesar.
The player has a buyout clause of around 120 million to 130 million euros.
This means it will likely cost you a significant amount of money.
It will be interesting to see if Chelsea can meet the financial regulations and afford the termination fee.
Ideally, the Blues would like to pay him in installments, but it remains to be seen whether Napoli would be prepared to accept such a deal.
Osimhen has links with other English clubs and it will be interesting to see if Chelsea face any competition for his services.
The Nigeria international deserves to play at the highest level and a move to the Premier League would be an exciting challenge for him.
He has great physical and technical qualities in England and a move to
Chelsea will allow him to demonstrate those qualities at a high level against world-class defenders.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are unlikely to secure European football next season and it remains to be seen whether they can finish the season well and finish in the top half of the table.
