Chelsea attempt to hijack Arsenal transfer amid ‘ongoing discussions’ over stunning swap deal

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 th…