Osimhen-Lukaku: exchange takes shape

Osimhen-Lukaku: exchange takes shape

News on the striker front at Napoli: Victor Osimhen, with his bags in hand for weeks, could finally leave Italy to settle at Chelsea. The Blues, after days of silence, have contacted Napoli again to baste the negotiation that could also involve Romelu Lukaku.

The English club would like to integrate the Belgian player's tag into the deal to get the Nigerian. That way they would get rid of a very expensive redundancy and lower Aurelio De Laurentiis’ cash demand.

Antonio Conte has been asking for the purchase of Romelu Lukaku for some time: the two have already worked together and the Belgian has turned down offers from Turkey and the very rich Saudi Arabia just to settle in Naples. Optimism filters through for the Osimhen-Lukaku swap: Antonio Conte could soon have a new center forward.