Transfer: Osimhen may consider Chelsea move

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has reportedly decided on Chelsea as his ideal Premier League club, despite also being chased by Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

Speculation is starting to ramp up ahead of Osimhen potentially leaving Napoli next summer. The reigning Serie A champions have been working hard to tie him down to a new contract, but they have not yet been able to agree a fresh deal.

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With Osimhen’s current terms due to expire in June 2025, Napoli owner Aurelio de Laurentiis could be forced into selling his prized asset at the end of the season, in order to prevent a cut-price exit the following year.

As the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs and Manchester United are all in the market for new strikers, there is expected to be a serious battle to land the Nigeria star. Although, Man Utd could now be turning their attention to other goalscorers, with Erik ten Hag keen on Porto’s Mehdi Taremi.

Osimhen has done little to end the talk about his future. During an appearance on John Obi Mikel’s Obi One podcast, he admitted to having the shirts of Man Utd and Chelsea as a child. He added that ‘everyone in Nigeria watches [the] Premier League’, in a big hint that he could soon arrive in England.

According to the Evening Standard journalist Nizaar Kinsella, Osimhen has already made a decision on where he wants to go next. He is poised to reject offers from Arsenal and Spurs in order to link up with Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea.