Chelsea strategy to convince Osimhen and Napoli of summer transfer

Chelsea are looking to beat Paris Saint-Germain to Victor Osimhen and have developed a strategy to try and snatch the Napoli star.

The 25-year-old Nigerian striker is destined to leave the Partenopei in the summer and his circa €120m release clause has set a clear starting point for interested parties, with club president Aurelio De Laurentiis having a reputation as a tough negotiator.

PSG are gearing up to lose Kylian Mbappe and have identified Osimhen as a strong option to bolster their frontline, whilst Chelsea are desperate to turn things around after a fairly miserable season under Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea strategy for Osimhen

Page 33 of today’s Gazzetta dello Sport details how Chelsea have drawn up a plan to try and convince Osimhen to accept the move to West London in the summer, coming up with a deal that they hope will convince De Laurentiis and Napoli.

Prepared to pay the striker well over his current €10m net per season wages, the Blues are not keen to pay his release clause in full and instead are looking to pay around €80m as part of a deal that also includes Romelu Lukaku and an unnamed young player.

This may prove difficult to pull off, as Lukaku’s hefty wages are difficult to digest without Champions League qualification and De Laurentiis seems unlikely to accept anything other than the release clause.