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Topics: Chelsea, Victor Osimhen, Napoli, Football, Chelsea Transfer News & Rumours
Marcus Chan
Topics: Chelsea, Victor Osimhen, Napoli, Football, Chelsea Transfer News & Rumours
Chelsea have reported received a huge boost in their bid to buy Napoli star Victor Osimhen, with a swap deal now in the pipeline.
The Blues have been extremely busy this summer already having brought in the likes of Marc Guiu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Filip Jorgensen, Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Pedro Neto and Tosin Adarabioyo.
With the new season starting this weekend, it has been claimed that Chelsea could be given a big boost in their bid to sign Osimhen.
As reported by iNews, Paris Saint Germain could be about to pull out of the race to sign the Napoli striker unless they make some big-money sales to raise funds.
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If the Parisians do step aside, it could pave the way for Chelsea to sign Osimhen unchallenged.
Elsewhere, The Sun claimed that Chelsea could be on the verge of sealing a ‘phenomenal’ swap deal involving Osimhen.
The report stated: “Ex-Blues boss Antonio Conte, now in charge at the Italian club, wants £97.5m Stamford Bridge outcast Romelu Lukaku, young £17m midfielder Cesare Casadei PLUS a further £39m to seal the transfer.”
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It is believed that Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is keen to add Osimhen to his squad after the deal to sign Atletico Madrid forward Samuel Omorodion collapsed.
The Blues’ latest signing, Neto, told the club’s official website after joining: “It’s a big club, with big ambitions. I know the history the club has. I’m really looking forward to meeting my teammates, meeting the staff, and meeting everyone else, because I want to make history with the club.
“It’s a young squad with really talented players. I played against Chelsea last year and I know the team we have. I can’t wait to meet them and work with them because we can do great things.”
He added: “I hope to bring work, I hope to bring faith to the team, to bring wins, to bring goals, to bring assists, and to bring everything to make everybody happy here.”