Yesterday, “Football.London” reported that Chelsea will offer Napoli player Victor Osimhen a hefty contract to sign him in the summer transfer window ahead of Manchester United.
Yesterday, ‘Football.London’ claimed that Chelsea are willing to outbid Premier League rivals Manchester United for the signing of Napoli star Victor Osimhen in the summer transfer window by offering him a massive wage.
This season, the striker for the Super Eagles has made 26 appearances across all competitions, scoring 21 goals and assisting on four more goals for Napoli. As a result, Napoli is currently in first place in the Serie A table.
After agreeing to terminate Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract prior to the World Cup in Qatar, United have been extensively linked with a move for Osimhen as they attempt to replace the five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or this summer. This comes after United agreed to terminate Ronaldo’s contract.
The Blues are in need of a clinical number nine this summer because it is unlikely that Romelu Lukaku will remain with the club after he returns from his loan at Inter Milan, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Kai Havertz have both struggled for form in front of goal this season, and Romelu Lukaku is likely to leave Stamford Bridge when he returns from Inter Milan.
According to football.london, Christopher Nkunku has reached an agreement on a pre-contract to sign with Chelsea at the conclusion of the current campaign. This will provide Graham Potter with further options in the attacking third. It is anticipated that Todd Boehly would move on a number of first team players, including the likes of Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech, which may clear the path for Osimhen to join the squad; nevertheless, it will take a significant offer to entice him away from Naples.
After the Boehly and Clearlake Capital consortium completed their $4 billion takeover at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have already spent over £600 million on new signings in just the two transfer windows that have passed since the sale was finalized. Despite the addition of players like Mykhailo Mudryk, Raheem Sterling, Noni Madueke, and Joao Felix to the squad in order to strengthen the offense, the Blues have only scored 24 goals through their first 25 Premier League matches of the season.
It is very evident that the Blues want the services of a clinical striker, and Osimhen is an excellent candidate to fill that void. The Nigerian is one of the greatest finishers in Europe this season and has all the traits necessary to prosper in the Premier League given his height, pace, and physicality. The Nigerian is one of the best finishers in Europe this season.
Calciomercato reports that Boehly is willing to pay twice as much as Osimhen’s present annual salary of €4.5 million (around £3.9 million) in order to get his services before United does so this summer. Osimhen is about to enter the final year of his contract, thus the owner of Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has placed a price tag of €130million (around £115million) on his star striker in the hopes of maintaining hold of him for one more season.
According to the report, Erik ten Hag has made the acquisition of Osimhen his top priority for the summer transfer window because Manchester United is in dire need of a new striker. Marcus Rashford has stepped up since Ronaldo’s departure from Old Trafford, but it appears that Ten Hag and Boehly will need to spend a British record transfer cost in order to bring Osimhen to their team. Marcus Rashford has stepped up since Ronaldo’s departure from Old Trafford.