‘Give Them Lukaku And £70M’ ‘He’d Flop, Bring In A PL Striker’ Fans React As Sky Reporter Reveals Chelsea’s “Top” Summer Target

‘Give Them Lukaku And £70M’ ‘He’d Flop, Bring In A PL Striker’ Fans React As Sky Reporter Reveals Chelsea’s “Top” Summer Target

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is “top” of Chelsea’s list of striker targets, according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.

The journalist claims the Blues are hoping to do a deal for €110m (£95.6m) plus bonuses.

However, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is demanding closer to €150m (£130m):

Chelsea’s interest has got many fans talking on Twitter, but few are expecting the London club to meet the forward’s current asking price:

As Plettenberg mentions in his tweet, the only way Chelsea are going to afford Osimhen is if they sell some players first.

Raising the money should be possible, considering the sizeable number who are likely to be made available for transfer. However, any deal may have to wait until later in the summer.

That could allow rivals, such as Manchester United, Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain, to swoop in, but much will depend on who can persuade De Laurentiis and Napoli into selling up.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.