Chelsea have made contact over signing a really highly-rated striker, who’s drawn comparisons with Galatasaray star Victor Osimhen, coming after Enzo Maresca‘s facet failed with a late summer season transfer for the Nigerian.
Chelsea draw up striker shortlist after botched Victor Osimhen deal
In the course of the latter section of the summer season switch window, Chelsea held late talks over signing Osimhen from Napoli, however the transfer could not come to fruition.
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He is been within the type of his life this season.
Chelsea have been immediately Saudi Professional League facet Al-Ahli for his companies, however neither workforce may come to phrases on each a price and phrases for Osimhen, who later settled for a season-long mortgage transfer to Tremendous Lig champions Galatasaray.
The African celebrity’s take care of Galatasaray is rumoured to incorporate a break-clause, which means sure sides, together with Chelsea, can elect to activate it and make a swoop for Osimhen in January.
Based on dependable journalist Simon Phillips, the 25-year-old stays on Chelsea’s striker shortlist for 2025, alongside the likes of Liam Delap, Viktor Gyokeres and Victor Boniface, however it’s unclear whether or not they’re eager on bringing him in for January.
Nicolas Jackson is main the road beautifully proper now, and Chelsea are presently the Premier League‘s prime goalscorers, with each Christopher Nkunku and Cole Palmer already hitting double figures throughout all competitions.
That being mentioned, if Chelsea have been to maneuver for him in the summertime, there may be each motive to consider Osimhen can be eager on a change to Stamford Bridge.
“I do know what Victor needed,” mentioned ex-Chelsea midfielder John Obi-Mikel on Osimhen’s eagerness to hitch Chelsea earlier this yr.
“Each side actually performed their half when it comes to getting the deal finished, and I commend Chelsea for that, as a result of I can see their ambition of the place they need to take this membership now, and in addition on Victor’s facet, how a lot he actually needed to return to the membership.”
The will to hitch Chelsea is clearly there, however BlueCo could not even elect to return in his path subsequent yr. There are numerous completely different choices on the desk for Maresca’s facet, and certainly one of them is RB Leipzig starlet Benjamin Sesko.
Chelsea had a suggestion rejected to signal Sesko mid-way by the summer season window, alongside each Man United and Arsenal (Fabrizio Romano), with the Slovenia worldwide selecting to stay and signal a brand new contract with Leipzig.
Sesko’s contemporary contract is rumoured to incorporate a brand new launch clause set at round £63 million, and he apparently has a gents’s settlement that he can go away Leipzig in both 2025 or 2026.
The prospect of an exit for the 21-year-old could be very a lot alive, with journalist Rudy Galetti now sharing an replace on his future, which entails Chelsea.
Certainly, writing for TEAMtalk, he says that Chelsea have made contact over signing Sesko from Leipzig, as they maintain talks with the brokers and intermediaries of quite a few striker targets who they consider may reinforce their attacking choices.
“Benjamin Šeško is among the many sport’s prime younger skills and has monumental potential to turn out to be a prime participant,” mentioned interim Man United recruitment director Christopher Vivell, previously of Leipzig.
“He has all of the qualities to try this. He’s extraordinarily fast, has an excellent bounce on him and is robust within the air. Benjamin is an actual goalscorer, who regardless of his 1.95m (6’4″) is cell and technically sturdy. His talents make him a particular participant with a particular profile.”
Curiously, Soccer Transfers have additionally referred to as Sesko a “comparable” striker to Osimhen.
