Chelsea are understood to be “increasing pressure” on Napoli with far more frequent techniques above the probable transfer of Nigerian ahead Victor Osimhen, sources have educated CaughtOffside.
Osimhen is a person of Chelsea’s prime targets for 2024, and they’re eager to get advantage of the difficult deal negotiations in between the participant and his latest club Napoli.
CaughtOffside understands Napoli are flat-out refusing to provide Osimhen in January, but Chelsea want to do the leg-function now to guarantee they are at the front of the queue for the 24-year-old’s signature future summer time.
Napoli could try to bolster their individual placement by agreeing to insert a launch clause into any possible new deal for Osimhen, but at the moment there does not seem to have been any considerable progress on all functions agreeing a new deal.
Chelsea require to reinforce up front after the unconvincing sort of youngster Nicolas Jackson, when Armando Broja has also not had a lot of an impression given that his return from a prolonged damage layoff, so the Blues’ ever-strengthening pursuit of Osimhen definitely can make perception.
Somewhere else, Chelsea could also make Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba a single of their top rated precedence targets in defence for summer time 2024, sources with an being familiar with of the condition told CaughtOffside.
This comes as Trevoh Chalobah remains very probable to go away Stamford Bridge in the near foreseeable future, with Bayern Munich and Nottingham Forest amongst the clubs recognized to have tried signing him in the summer months. In spite of a deal failing to materialise back then, Chalobah is not in Mauricio Pochettino’s options and the club are eyeing Tapsoba as just one possible substitute.
CFC also have interest in Ian Maatsen, who remains on Burnley’s radar immediately after they practically signed him in the summer months. West Ham are also comprehended to be making ready to take concrete techniques to check out signing the Dutchman.
Conor Gallagher, in the meantime, stays section of Chelsea’s very long-time period plans irrespective of ongoing fascination from both equally Tottenham and Newcastle. Gallagher’s choice is to keep on being at Chelsea, but talks are not nevertheless at an sophisticated stage above a new agreement, placing these aforementioned golf equipment on notify.
