Chelsea 'propose swap deal with Napoli for Victor Osimhen'
The Partenopei retained the Nigerian's services last summer following his unrivalled Serie A goalscoring campaign, netting 26 times to fire Napoli to the top-flight title.
Osimhen and his teammates have found the going much tougher this time around, though, ceding the title to Inter Milan with a whimper, and the 25-year-old has failed to hit his same goalscoring heights.
A hamstring injury and the Africa Cup of Nations have limited Osimhen's game time, but he has still registered a respectable tally of 16 goals and four assists from 29 matches across all competitions.
The former Lille man was on song in April with three goals in four Serie A matches, and despite signing a new deal with Napoli in December, the Partenopei have resigned themselves to losing him this summer.
Chelsea to offer Romelu Lukaku and young player for Osimhen?Club president Aurelio de Laurentiis has already confirmed that Osimhen will be leaving the club this summer, although it is still up to interested parties to trigger his release clause — believed to be in the region of £110m — or negotiate a lower fee with Napoli.
With Chelsea treading a fine Financial Fair Play line due to their heavy losses, the Blues could not fork out such an astronomical amount without making a firesale, but they could supposedly try to kill two birds with one stone in their Osimhen pursuit.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Blues are ready to offer their Italian counterparts the chance to sign Romelu Lukaku and an unnamed young player as part of a deal to bring Osimhen to Stamford Bridge.
Contacts have supposedly been
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