Chelsea is willing to pay Nigerian international Victor Osimhen more than twice his present wage at Napoli in order to go to the Blues
Reportedly, Chelsea is willing to pay Nigerian international Victor Osimhen more than twice his present wage at Napoli in order to go to the Blues, with Tottenham also interested in signing the player.
With 19 goals in 21 league appearances, Osimhen is spearheading Napoli’s campaign for a first Scudetto championship this century, and CalcioMercato reports that Chelsea ownerTodd Boehly is eager to break the bank once again in order to capture one of football’s most intriguing prospects.
According to the rumour mill, Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has set a €130m (£115m) price tag on their top forward. The Boehly era at Chelsea demonstrated that such a sum was doable.
Tottenham are reportedly interested in signing Osimhen as a replacement for Harry Kane, whose possible departure from north London this summer is becoming more plausible with Antonio Conte’s impending departure as manager.
Chelsea’s spending record under Boehly, despite the shortness of his stint at the club, clearly implies that the tenth-place Premier League team may blow Daniel Levy out of the water with another British-record offer for Tottenham, who may soon have the cash to buy Osimhen.
Nevertheless, it is not out of the question that the Blues could attempt to bring in Osimhen as extra offensive backup, which could completely derail Tottenham’s transfer ambitions considering how well the Nigerian would fit in as Kane’s replacement.
With Chelsea’s seemingly bottomless transfer kitty, several of Europe’s top teams should expect some serious issues this summer. For Tottenham, Boehly’s purchase of Osimhen, who would serve as an ideal substitute for Harry Kane, may be nothing short of a calamity. Despite Tottenham’s best efforts to get Osimhen via the traditional channels of selling a superstar player for a large sum of money, the Blues are expected to sign him from Napoli, which would further heighten the rivalry between the two clubs.
