Chelsea are plotting an ambitious move for Napoli talisman Victor Osimhen to boost their attack for the 2024/25 season.

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• Chelsea in the race for Osimhen
• Romelu Lukaku could be part of the deal
• Osimhen still shining at struggling Napoli

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Blues are desperate to land the Nigerian hotshot and according to Gianluca Di Marzio, they could offer a package of £77 million (€90m/$96m) and two players, one of them a youngster. The other is rumoured to be Romelu Lukaku, who is currently on loan at Serie A side Roma.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Chelsea's desire to bring in Osimhen is understandable given he has bagged 14 goals in 22 league matches this season for a struggling Napoli side, three more than Lukaku in seven fewer games. The ex-Lille striker is also only 25 years of age and as such, the Blues face stiff competition to acquire his signature this summer – most notably from Paris Saint-Germain.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  In 2022/23, Osimhen enjoyed the most prolific campaign by an African player in Serie A history, bagging 26 goals as Napoli claimed their first Scudetto since the halcyon days of Diego Maradona in 1989/90. Osimhen also boasts an impressive international record, netting 21 times in 35 appearances for Nigeria.

• WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

  With links to Osimhen intensifying, Nicolas Jackson will look to end the season with a flourish to boost his chances of remaining a starter under Mauricio Pochettino. The Senegalese front man took his Premier League goal tally to 11 with his strike against Tottenham on Thursday evening.

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