The on-going transfer rumours swirling around Nigeria international striker, Victor Osimhen, has yet again taken a new twist with reported withdrawal of Chelsea from the race to sign the ‘great striker’.
Chelsea have been looking to sign a new striker for quite some time but they have not succeeded in signing a world class attacker that Enzo Maresca wants.
The Blues were linked with several attackers last summer including Viktor Gyokeres, Ivan Toney and Osimhen.
However, none of them was signed and the search is set to continue this summer. According to Caught Offside sources, Chelsea have decided to step back from the race to sign Osimhen.
For now, the Nigerian striker is not considered one of the main targets for their summer transfer plans.
While the Blues were previously entirely in the race for Osimhen, their interest has recently cooled.
After scoring 28 goals in 32 appearances this season for Galatasaray, Osimhen has been once again attracting attention from some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Manchester United.
The Blues are now focused on exploring other options to strengthen their attack: names like Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko are now higher on Chelsea’s list.
Meanwhile, Sky Sports have claimed that another EPL giants, Liverpool , are angling for an alternative to Diogo Jota or Darwin Núñez up front with Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko on their radar.
At around £70m, both Osimhen and Sesko would come cheaper than a potential move for Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, whose transfer could cost upwards of £130m. Arsenal, Juventus, PSG and Manchester United all reportedly have interest in Osimhen and Sesko as well, so there could be a host of teams battling it out for them in the summer.
Chelsea’s withdrawal may change the dynamics of the transfer battle for the Nigerian, with Osimhen’s future still open and his name remains one of the hottest in the market., and it is not excluded that
Luciano Spalletti, former Napoli manager and current Italy’s national team coach, has described the Nigerian player as a ‘great striker’.
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