Victor Osimhen s former team-mate has given his potential transfer to Chelsea the here we go treatment as Romelu Lukaku s move to Napoli edges closer.
Ahead of the current transfer window, the Blues had already spent around a £1billion on transfers since a Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the Premier League club in May 2022.
But have continued their spending this summer with .
They have come under criticism for their apparent scattergun approach to recruitment with Enzo Maresca admitting that he has 15-20 players training apart from the rest of the first-team squad.
Maresca said in his press conference on Wednesday: I am not working with 42 players. I am working with 21 players. The other 15-20 players are training apart. I don t see them. It s not a mess like it looks from outside. Absolutely not.
They can even have 20 years contract, it’s not my point. I don’t care.
They are looking to sell a number of players before the deadline with Lukaku set to depart for Serie A side Napoli over the next few days.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed a deal is close, he said on X: Romelu Lukaku deal expected to happen as Napoli are advancing in talks with Chelsea. Napoli director will meet with Chelsea in London in the next 24h to proceed and try find final solution.
All parties involved expect Lukaku to become new Napoli player in the next days.
Chelsea interest in Napoli striker Osimhen is separate to Lukaku s transfer and now the Nigerian s former international team-mate John Ogu has claimed a deal is close.
Ogu, who currently plays for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa in Israel, took to X to reveal a here we go message, usually used by Romano to confirm transfers are on the verge of being completed, he wrote on X: OSIMHEN TO CHELSEA… Here we go !!!
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And former CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs brought an update on Wednesday on Lukaku, Osimhen and other Chelsea outgoings.
: Chelsea have several outgoings to resolve in the final days of the window. Napoli are hoping for a breakthrough on Romelu Lukaku this week. Chelsea are willing to sanction a loan with obligation, which is the Serie A giants preferred format, but are insisting on €40m+. Napoli’s last offer was €30m. All parties are still optimistic the deal will happen.
The Lukaku talks do not involve Victor Osimhen. Chelsea view that as a separate late-window deal, but need the Nigerian striker to agree to an initial loan or for the overall cost of the deal to drop to make it viable.
Chelsea don’t have a fixed maximum wage in mind for Osimhen, but the 25-year-old would have to agree to reduce his desired £250,000-per-week terms for this season since Chelsea are without Champions League football, meaning he would be on under £200,000-per-week but with the ability to earn more if he hits personal and team targets.
