Transfer: ‘Breakthrough in sight’ – Chelsea edge closer to signing Osimhen

Chelsea are edging person to signing Victor Osimhen from Napoli this summer.

Journalist, Miguel Delaney, made this revelation, adding that the Blues person been engaged successful negotiations with Napoli.

He said that though talks person been complicated, “a breakthrough is present successful sight.”

Osimhen, 25, has a €130 cardinal merchandise clause successful the woody helium signed 2 past summertime but the westbound London broadside are not consenting to exercise.

Instead, Enzo Maresca’s broadside are exploring the enactment to see Romelu Lukaku successful their connection for the Nigeria planetary and existent African Footballer of the Year.

The erstwhile Serie A champions are unfastened to specified arrangements, arsenic caller manager Antonio Conte wants the erstwhile Manchester United striker to pb his onslaught this season.

Lukaku is nary longer portion of the plans astatine Chelsea and volition beryllium allowed to leave.

However, Osimhen reportedly wants adjacent to £200,000 per week successful wages to determination to Stamford Bridge.

While Chelsea person implemented a strict wage operation astatine Stamford Bridge recently, they are consenting to marque an objection for the Nigerian.

Transfer: ‘Breakthrough successful sight’ – Chelsea borderline person to signing Osimhen