Premier League club, Chelsea
have reportedly pulled out of the race to sign Super Eagles striker, Victor
Osimhen from Napoli to instead move for Spanish-born Nigerian striker Samu
Omorodion.
Mail Sport revealed talks
between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are advancing over Omorodion, who is set to
cost the Blues a cool £30million despite scoring just nine goals from 35 LaLiga
appearances in a loan stint with Alaves.
Chelsea had been heavily linked
with a move for Osimhen in recent windows, with a swap deal involving Romelu
Lukaku plus cash floated. However, Osimhen's £111m release clause has made it
difficult for the deal to be sealed.
With Chelsea moving on from
Osimhen, Sky Italy claims that Arsenal could now press ahead with a move for
the Nigerian marksman.
The report claims the Gunners,
along with Paris Saint-Germain and clubs in Saudi Arabia, all hold an interest
in Osimhen, who has scored 76 goals in 133 appearances for Napoli.
The 25-year-old is yet to
feature in a single pre-season game for Napoli under new boss Antonio Conte.
Should Arsenal trigger
Osimhen's release clause, it would shatter the club's record transfer fee just
12 months after they signed midfielder Declan Rice for £105m.
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