Chelsea make 'first contact' with Napoli over summer signing of Victor Osimhen
Chelsea have reportedly made initial contact with Napoli over a players-plus-cash deal involving Romelu Lukaku for Victor Osimhen.
The Blues have been heavily linked with a move for the forward in recent years, with the Nigeria international looking like a move could finally materialise.
Nicolas Jackson has been trusted to lead the Blues' line this season, with Armando Broja departing on loan in January and Deivid Washington seeing his minutes limited.
Benjamin Sesko has also been linked to Chelsea in recent weeks, but the RB Leipzig striker is just as inexperienced as Jackson.
As reported by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Chelsea have now made initial contact with Napoli for Osimhen.
When discussing PSG's interest in the forward, he wrote: 'Not just PSG on Victor Osimhen, there have also been initial contacts with Chelsea.'
The journalist continued to reveal that the Blues are 'trying to understand the feasibility' of the deal.
Osimhen is believed to be available for between 68 and 77 million for Chelsea, however Napoli have some demands.
Di Marzio continues to state that the Serie A side are also demanding the inclusion of two players.
One of these is Lukaku, who would be a direct replacement for Osimhen, while Napoli are also keen to take a 'young player' from Chelsea.
It is unclear as to whether this would be on loan or as a permanent transfer, with any player unnamed.
Cesare Casadei had previous interest from Serie A before joining Leicester City on loan in the summer. He was since recalled to help Mauricio Pochettino amid an injury crisis, but remained sparesly used.
Di Marzio revealed that Lukaku is a target of Napoli's next sporting director Giovanni Manna, who also tried to sign him for Juventus.
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