Chelsea are looking to use Napoli s interest in Romelu Lukaku to beat Arsenal to the signing of Victor Osimhen, according to reports.
The Blues and the Gunners are both on the lookout for a new striker this summer with top goalscorers hard to come by in the current transfer window.
Osimhen has impressive scoring record for Napoli who he helped to their first Scudetto in 33 years in the 2022/23 campaign contributing 41 goals in 57 Serie A appearances over the last two campaigns.
That has attractive interest from clubs all over Europe who are looking for a new striker with reports heavily linking Paris Saint-Germain to the Nigeria international.
But a report on Monday claimed that PSG have now pulled out of a move for Osimhen and are going to stick with the strikers they have, allowing Arsenal and to return to the fray.
following PSG s decision to leave talks over Napoli s demands for the Nigerian striker.
And now The Athletic journalist David Ornstein has brought the latest on Chelsea s potential move for Osimhen as they look to negotiate Lukaku s sale to Napoli.
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Napoli are in ongoing discussions with Chelsea to sign Romelu Lukaku, while dialogue between the clubs also continues about a deal for Victor Osimhen to head in the opposite direction.
It is expected that any move for Lukaku would be permanent, whereas the Osimhen talks centre on a loan with an option to buy.
Should the Lukaku switch progress, it would see the 31-year-old striker reunited with new Napoli head coach Antonio Conte. They previously worked together for two seasons at Inter Milan.
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Former Chelsea defender William Gallas is convinced that ex-Blues striker Didier Drogba can help the Premier League side get a deal for Osimhen over the line.
Gallas told Gambling Zone: I think Victor Osimhen would be a wonderful signing for Chelsea. I don’t think a lack of Champions League football would make that much of a difference, he would just need to buy into the long-term project and vision of the club.
Chelsea will be a good fit for him, and he can talk about the benefits of joining the club with Didier Drogba – Drogba can tell him everything he needs to know about Chelsea.
