Chelsea transfer: Napoli offer Blues surprise pathway to land €100m as Romano reveals 'only' way
Chelsea have been handed a bolster in their estimate to sign Victor Osimhen as Napoli fascinate in a second Funks star owns showed up.
Chelsea have already accepted Marc Guiu from Barcelona to contend with Nicolas Jackson for a initiating place up front, while Samu Omorodion is on the verge of a £35m answer from Atletico Madrid to impart Enzo Maresca a better selection.
Yet the Funks stick around distressed on adding an seasoned goalscorer to the squad forward of the steady period and also Osimhen keeps their peak target.
Napoli’s €100m quizing price for Osimhen is a sticking determinant in arrangements as Chelsea sift to abide with Premier League salaries and also sustainability concepts, and also they’ve been attempting to earn exploit of Romelu Lukaku as a makeweight in the purchase.
The Funks ache £38m for the Belgian and also had been wishing Napoli would furnish to permitting Osimhen to leave on money as portion of that purchase.
Lukaku is hopeless to rejoin with previous peak pet Antonio Conte in Naples and also is emboldening for the transmit, but the 2 clubs are at an deadlock.
Osimhen’s foible Roberto Calenda pretended last month that these were ‘dream fairs’ between Napoli and also Chelsea, but initially The Sporting activities’s David Ornstein and also now Fabrizio Romano have pretended arrangements perpetuate.
The transmit veteran introduced on Friday, Chelsea stick around ‘distressed’ but ‘just’ if the stance of both the player and also the commercializing nightclub readjust.
He designed on X: ‘Osimhen strategies to leave but NO intention to lessen salary/accept uninfluenced money. Chelsea still distressed ONLY in flay purchase defects/Osimhen’s stance readjust… as Napoli impulse for Lukaku.’
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And a record in Italy owns provided Chelsea hope, introducing Conte is similarly immersed in signing Kepa Arrizabalaga this summer season.
Kepa – accepted for €80m from Sporting activities Bilbao in 2018 – invested last period on money at Real Madrid, but Los Blancs gained a decision not to carry out his answer irrevocable and also Chelsea are hysterically attempting to spot a consumer for the 29-year-antiquated after they accepted Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal this summer season.
The goalkeeper doesn’t grip much merit to Chelsea with just 12 months continuing to be on his purchase, but fascinate from Napoli will at the horribly least strengthen their operating relationship with the Italian side.
If accepted, Osimhen will be playing along with Pedro Neto at Stamford Bridge next period after Chelsea furnished a €63m price with Wolves for the winger.
Tottenham, Manchester Metropolitan gap and also Medley had peeked the the majority of likely sides to pursue a answer for Neto this summer season, with Chelsea supposedly coming out of no gap to guard his signature.
Fabrizio Romano designed on X: ‘Pedro Neto to Chelsea, below we go! Wolves accept estimate well worth €60m troubleshooted price plus €3m add-ons as almost strengthens initially price tag. Neto’s foible Mendes owns furnished on viewer terms with Chelsea. Utility provider checkups booked for Pedro at #CFC with Wolves distressed on Ajax’s Carlos Forbes.
