We all know that Chelsea tried very hard to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli this summer, but they were unable to sign the Nigerian forward. As a result, Osimhen decided to go on a loan spell to Turkish giants, Galatasaray. This transfer saga was one of the unexpected ones in this summer transfer window.
Everyone expected Osimhen to end up at Stamford Bridge, but things occurred in a different way. There were a lot of obstructions in this transfer move. First of all, Osimhen had high wage demands, and he was not ready to take any wage cut. Secondly, Napoli were unwilling to lower the asking price for their star forward.
These things affected the entire transfer saga of Chelsea-Victor Osimhen. From the start, it was all about Chelsea and Osimhen. Blues legends, Didier Drogba, and John Obi Mikel, also suggested the Nigerian forward join the Premier League giants.
During the summer transfer window, there was a massive tussle between Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arsenal for Victor Osimhen. Previously, Osimhen agreed on personal terms with Paris Saint-Germain, but Napoli didn’t want to sell him to the Ligue 1 side. Napoli did this because they wanted to buy Chelsea’s striker, Romelu Lukaku.
At the end, none of them were able to sign the talented forward. Although Al-Ahli offered a perfect deal to Napoli, the deal could not happen due to some technical issues and negotiation issues.
Later, it was being said that Al-Ahli were negotiating with Napoli for Chelsea target Osimhen. This time, Napoli chose to play hardball with the Saudi club. They demanded extra transfer fees when everything was fixed between the two clubs. This led to the collapse of the Osimhen deal.
A new hope for Chelsea
The Blues are said to be back in their transfer activities, and they are plotting a potential move for the Nigerian forward in the upcoming January transfer window
According to TeamTalk, Osimhen has a break clause of £63m in his Napoli contract. It is being said that the Partenopei might recall him before January because they want to sell him with high transfer fees. This time, Osimhen’s release cause has reduced significantly. So, we can expect that multiple clubs will be ready to offer him lucrative contracts in the January transfer window.
Chelsea will be the main attraction of this transfer saga again because they have been the ones who come for Osimhen again and again. The Nigerian forward was also linked with the Blues for a couple of times. This indicates that there is a strong interest from the London club.
The Osimhen deal didn’t happen in this summer transfer window due to several reasons, such as lack of time, disagreements between both clubs, and many more things. But this time it seems that both Chelsea and Napoli might find a solution for Osimhen, and it will work for everyone.
It is being said that the relationship between Napoli and Osimhen has completely broken. A few months ago, the Nigerian forward agreed to leave the club on a mutual agreement. But then Napoli refused to sell him to Saudi Club Al Ahli. If Galatasaray didn’t offer a loan deal, the Nigerian was expected to be spending an entire season on the bench. No player would want something like that.
It is being said that Arsenal were also interested in the Nigerian forward. But one day Napoli sporting director, Giovanni Manna, flew to London to wrap up the deal between Osimhen and Chelsea. During that time, both Napoli agreed to a deal for Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku. Seeing such strong communications going on between Chelsea and Napoli, Arsenal decided not to get involved in this transfer saga.
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