EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea ready to sell Romelu Lukaku to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are considering striker Romelu Lukaku and a sum of money to acquire the services of Victor Osimhen from Napoli.

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Chelsea are currently one of the most active Premier League teams in this summer transfer window. Over the past month, The Blues have successfully recruited 6 new players, namely Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Guiu, Caleb Wiley, Renato Veiga, Omari Kellyman and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

In addition, according to journalist Romano, The Blues have also reached an agreement to own the duo Filip Jorgensen of Villarreal and Aaron Anselmino of Boca Juniors.

However, according to the British press, the team restructuring process under coach Enzo Maresca is not over yet because the Italian coach still wants to recruit another striker to share the burden with Nicolas Jackson next season.

Jackson has had a decent first Premier League season, scoring 14 goals in 35 appearances.

However, the 23-year-old player still leaves many home fans disappointed with missed opportunities, so Maresca wants to own another top striker to help Chelsea soon return to the position of the championship team in the Premier League.

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According to the British press, Napoli striker Osimhen has been on the shortlist of the West London club’s owners, but with Napoli asking for 120 million euros for the Nigerian player, Chelsea are forced to think of ways to minimize costs in the context of being monitored by UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.

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And according to recent information from expert Romano, the Stamford Bridge team has considered the option of including Lukaku and money in the offer to buy Osimhen sent to Napoli .

Chelsea considers Lukaku to take Osimhen

 

The Italian club have also been keeping an eye on Lukaku for some time after Osimhen expressed his intention to leave Diego Maradona Stadium this summer.

As for Lukaku, the 31-year-old striker is said to be ready to join Napoli because he wants to continue playing in Serie A as well as have the opportunity to reunite with his old coach when he was at Inter Milan, Antonio Conte.

Besides Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain is also another team that wants to recruit Osimhen .