Chelsea’s pursuit of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been one of many summer time’s most protracted switch sagas and as we enter the ultimate hours of the window, the twists and turns present no signal of stopping.
The Blues have had one other busy summer time, putting in Enzo Maresca as their new boss earlier than embarking on one other wild spending spree which has seen them signal at least 11 new gamers.
Regardless of this newest summer time splurge, the membership seem to really feel that they want one other ahead, with the Nigerian worldwide remaining their favoured goal.
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The clock could be very a lot ticking, with the Premier League window slamming shut at 11pm on Friday night, which implies the newest stories popping out of Italy may have the Stamford Bridge hierarchy sweating.
In line with Gazzetta, Chelsea have put collectively a proposal which matches the €70million bid that Napoli have acquired from Saudi Professional League facet Al Ahli, who’re one other of the 25-year-old’s suitors.
The problem for Chelsea, the report provides, is that Osimhen’s representatives don’t contemplate the wages on provide to be passable which implies that the Saudi facet at the moment are very a lot within the operating for the participant’s signature once more.
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Napoli ahead Victor Osimhen (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Gazzetta proceed that it’s now as much as Chelsea to up their provide to the participant, or for Osimhen to simply accept what the Premier League facet are providing, in any other case the ahead ‘will take heed to Al Ahli’s provide’ amid Osimhen’s frustrations with how the method is enjoying out along with his European suitors, following Paris Saint-Germain’s failed pursuit earlier in the summertime.
In FourFourTwo’s opinion, this has all of the hallmarks of a deal that goes proper to the wire, so Chelsea supporters could have to be prepared for a late evening on Friday. Making an attempt to second guess what the west Londoners are as much as this summer time is a idiot’s errand and a last-gasp big-money provide to the participant who’s valued at €100million by Transfermarkt wouldn’t shock us.
