Chelsea failed in their first test of the Premier League season in which they were defeated 2-0 by Manchester City. Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic made the difference and although The blues He had several chances to score, but the absence of a powerful finisher was very noticeable in the team.
They have shown interest in signing Victor Osimhen from Napoli this summer, however, there have been fears that Arsenal or more recently, Paris Saint-Germain, could hijack a signing of the Nigerian.
TEAMTalk has stated Chelsea are now “clear-cut” to sign Osimhen, while PSG have pulled out of the race to sign him. Luis Enrique is willing to put his faith in Goncalo Ramos and Randal Kolo Muani for the season, while Arsenal have cooled their interest in Osimhen, leaving the Pensioners as the striker's only option for the summer.
Although there was Interest in your services from Saudi Arabia Osimhen's previous preference was to stay in Europe, although his price tag has put several clubs out of reach for a transfer.
Napoli have reduced their demands from over £100m to £85.2m and it looks like Osimhen's future could be settled very soon, according to TEAMTalk.
Chelsea in talks with Osimhen
After having spent a huge sum on another transfer In the transfer window, Chelsea have virtually no way of being able to afford to sign Osimhen without using some first-team players as sacrificial pawns. Romelu Lukaku is the most important of them and Napoli are keen to welcome him into Antonio Conte's squad.
The two clubs are in talks to try and close the two deals. Cesare Casadei and Kepa Arrizabalaga have also been floated in recent times, TEAMTalk reports, although it remains to be seen which other players apart from Lukaku attract the Partenopei.
Osimhen had 17 goals and four assists last season But it is not part of Conte's plans, as he is deciding his future. With Lukaku keen to reunite with the former Inter Milan coach, all parties involved could come to certain agreements to get the dominoes over the line before the transfer window ends.
PSG's decision to terminate Osimhen's deal is a huge boost for Chelsea, who could be greatly improved by the transfer of the 25-year-old, having also almost closed the signing of João Félix.
