{"id":110256,"date":"2023-10-13T14:33:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/13\/chelsea-chases-osimhen\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:33:40","slug":"chelsea-chases-osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/13\/chelsea-chases-osimhen\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Chases Osimhen &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Victor Osimhen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have added Napoli forward Victor Osimhen to their list of possible January targets, sources have told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are in the market for a centre-forward and are already monitoring Brentford\u2019s Ivan Toney, who is also attracting interest from Arsenal as ESPN reported on September 26.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen has forged a reputation as one of Europe\u2019s most exciting strikers after scoring 26 goals in 32 league games last season as Napoli secured their first Serie A title since 1990.<\/p>\n<p>That fine form \u2014 which has continued into this season with six goals from 10 games \u2014 has led Napoli to price Osimhen in the region of \u00a3120 million ($147.7m), which is around \u00a340million higher than Toney\u2019s valuation.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are hoping to have Christopher Nkunku \u2014 a \u00a352m summer signing from RB Leipzig \u2014 available early in the New Year following knee surgery to rival Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja to lead their attack but want to strengthen their options despite taking spending under owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital past the \u00a31 billion mark this summer.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear at this stage whether Chelsea or Arsenal will formally pursue Osimhen in January \u2014 Real Madrid have also been credited with an interest \u2014 and much may depend on how talks progress with Brentford over Toney.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli are hoping to keep Osimhen until next summer \u2014 at least \u2014 as they attempt to tie the 24-year-old down to a new contract but talks have slowed, firstly over the size of the release clause the player wants included, but then over a TikTok post the club later deleted.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s official account appeared to mock Osimhen after he missed a penalty in a 0-0 draw against Bologna last month, an act which brought condemnation from the player\u2019s agent, Roberto Calenda, and a formal apology from Napoli officials.<\/p>\n<p>The player\u2019s contract expires in June 2025 and any sustained refusal to sign a new deal will give interested clubs fresh hope he can be prised away from Napoli in January.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Osimhen Chelsea have added Napoli forward Victor Osimhen to their list of possible January targets, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea are in the market for a centre-forward and are already monitoring Brentford\u2019s Ivan Toney, who is also attracting interest from Arsenal as ESPN reported on September 26. 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