Chelsea FC have tabled Romelu Lukaku and Cesare Casadei to Serie A side, Napoli as part of the deal to acquire Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen at a lower cost. Osimhen is frustrated at the lack of interest on the transfer market, as he only signed a new contract in December with the express and stated intention of leaving this summer......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
Napoli initially placed a whooping €130m as his release clause but that is considered far too high by the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, who instead looked at other targets.
Recent developments show that Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid no longer show interest in the forward.
With this in mind, TEAMtalk claimed that Chelsea are talking to Napoli about various options to exchange players, which would bring down the overall cost of the operation.
Lukaku is the inevitable candidate, seeing as Napoli’s new coach Antonio Conte is desperate to reunite with the former Inter striker and he is not part of the plans at Stamford Bridge.
Armando Broja and Trevoh Chalobah were mentioned, but neither of them are of particular interest to the Partenopei.
If Lukaku and Casadei were part of the deal, Chelsea would hope to pay only €60m cash for Osimhen.
The forard has resumed pre -season training with Napoli but could be putting pen to paper for a new club ahead of next season.