Victor Osimhen, a striker for the Nigerian national team (Super Eagles), might be moving to Chelsea Football Club soon. At the same time, Romelu Lukaku could be joining Napoli, where Antonio Conte is the new coach.
Napoli is open to discussing a deal that would send Osimhen to Chelsea for the upcoming season. This would be a loan deal. In return, Romelu Lukaku would join Napoli permanently.
Chelsea has been interested in Osimhen for a long time. They like his skills as a player. However, they don’t want to pay his full release clause, which is believed to be around €130 million. A release clause is an amount of money set in a player’s contract that allows them to leave if another team pays that amount.
This swap deal could be good for both teams. Napoli wants to sign Lukaku and bring him back together with their new head coach, Antonio Conte. Lukaku and Conte worked together before at Inter Milan.
Lukaku is 31 years old. He played for Roma last season on loan. During his time there, he scored 21 goals in 47 games. However, Lukaku’s best performances were when he played under Conte at Inter Milan. In two seasons there, he scored 34 goals and then 30 goals.
Napoli is willing to let Victor Osimhen leave.
Since joining Napoli from Lille in 2020, Osimhen has scored 76 goals in 133 games. Last season, he scored 15 goals. But the season before that was even better for him. He scored 26 goals and helped Napoli win their first Italian league title (Scudetto) since 1990.
According to The Athletic, a sports news website, the deal for Osimhen would be a loan for one season. Chelsea would also have the option to buy him permanently after the loan.
Before this news about Chelsea, Osimhen was reportedly close to joining Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a big team in France. However, PSG didn’t want to pay Osimhen’s full release clause. Because of this, they have stopped trying to sign him.
This potential deal shows how complex football transfers can be. It involves multiple players, teams, and coaches. It also shows how a player’s relationship with a coach (like Lukaku and Conte) can influence transfer decisions. For Osimhen, this move could be a big opportunity to play in the English Premier League, which is considered one of the best leagues in the world.
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