Chelsea’s hopes of signing Napoli striker Victor Osimhen have just received a major boost as Antonio Conte looks to bring Romelu Lukaku to the Italian club.
As previously revealed, Conte has made Lukaku his top target to replace Osimhen, who hasn’t been involved in Napoli’s recent pre-season matches.
Sources have informed TEAMtalk transfer correspondent Rudy Galetti that senior figures at Chelsea hope Napoli will sanction the sale of Osimhen to fund their move.
Osimhen has a release clause of roughly £110m in his contract but they look likely to reduce their demands as the transfer window draws to a close.
Chelsea and Arsenal, along with Paris Saint-Germain, have been heavily linked with a move for the Nigeria international and an exit from Napoli seems inevitable.
Napoli’s director Giovanni Manna revealed in an interview on Saturday that the striker has formally asked to leave the club this summer.
“Victor Osimhen has asked to leave the club. He wants to go,” Manna said.
