- Chelsea should not considered pursuing a transfer for the highly-rated Napoli star
- Osimhen’s future is unsure amid pre-season woes and curiosity from golf equipment
Napoli star Victor Osimhen might nonetheless discover himself within the Premier League regardless of Chelsea successfully ending their pursuit of the Nigerian as they press on with a transfer for Samu Omorodion.
Mail Sport revealed talks between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are advancing over Omorodion, who is about to price the Blues a cool £30million regardless of scoring simply 9 objectives from 35 LaLiga appearances in a mortgage stint with Alaves.
The deal for Omorodion could be separate to Conor Gallagher’s transfer the opposite method, with the midfielder jetting into the Spanish capital to endure a medical with Atletico Madrid forward of a £33.7m transfer.
Chelsea had been closely linked with a transfer for Osimhen in latest home windows, with a swap deal involving Romelu Lukaku plus money floated.
Nevertheless, the Serie A aspect refused to budge on Osimhen’s £111m launch clause.
Victor Osimhen faces an unsure future at Napoli amid curiosity from Arsenal and PSG
With Chelsea transferring on from Osimhen, Sky Italy reporter Gianluca Di Marzio claims Arsenal might press forward with a transfer for the Nigerian marksman.
The report claims the Gunners, together with Paris Saint-Germain and golf equipment in Saudi Arabia, all maintain an curiosity in Osimhen, who has scored 76 objectives in 133 appearances for Napoli.
Regardless of the riches on provide in Saudi Arabia, the report claims Osimhen just isn’t enthused by the prospect of enjoying within the Center East.
The 25-year-old is but to function in a single pre-season recreation for Napoli underneath new boss Antonio Conte as his time in Italy seems more and more prone to finish sooner fairly than later.
Ought to Arsenal set off Osimhen’s eye-watering launch clause, it might shatter the membership’s report switch price simply 12 months after they forked out £105m for star midfielder Declan Rice.
The signing of Osimhen would additionally characterize a significant assertion of intent from Gunners boss Mikel Arteta in his bid to cease Manchester Metropolis from successful a fifth-straight Premier League title.
Osimhen has not featured in pre-season underneath new Napoli boss Antonio Conte
Arteta might have further firepower to cease Manchester Metropolis from successful the Premier League title
Osimhen would additionally carry loads of firepower to an Arsenal assault that has relied closely on the contributions of star winger Bukayo Saka.
Arteta usually deployed Kai Havertz, an attacking midfielder by commerce, or Gabriel Jesus up high final season however neither supplied the objective haul required to dethrone Metropolis.
