Home Football Chelsea’s efforts to sign striker Victor Osimhen suggest they are willing to consider swapping Romelu Lukaku for Napoli’s top forward.

Chelsea’s efforts to sign striker Victor Osimhen suggest they are willing to consider swapping Romelu Lukaku for Napoli’s top forward.

Football — 05/06/2024

In an effort to recruit striker Victor Osimhen, Chelsea is ready to let Romelu Lukaku move to Napoli in the opposite direction.

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Chelsea’s offer to Napoli in the Osimhen deal

All this time, Chelsea has considered Victor Osimhen as the number one target to upgrade their attack. Negotiations between Chelsea and Napoli have taken place.

Journalist Gianluca Di Marzo recently revealed details about the offer Chelsea made. The Blues are not willing to spend 130 million Euros according to the contract release fee between Osimhen and Napoli.

 

Instead, Chelsea only put 80-90 million Euros on the negotiating table. In return, the home team at Stamford Bridge is ready to let Romelu Lukaku and another young player leave in the opposite direction.

Chelsea used Lukaku to persuade Napoli to sell Osimhen 1 cheaply

Chelsea tried to recruit Victor Osimhen.

Napoli is currently still considering the above offer. The Serie A representative himself has also determined that he cannot retain Osimhen and is gradually looking for a replacement.

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And Lukaku is not a bad choice for Napoli. This season, the Belgian striker is playing for AS Roma on loan.

He has 19 goals in all competitions since the beginning of the season. Although AS Roma is satisfied with Lukaku’s performance, they do not have enough conditions to buy him outright. Meanwhile, the striker born in 1993 also has no chance to return to Chelsea after conflicts that happened in the past.