Chelsea may break their switch file once more this January, in line with a recent report.
In the summertime the Blues paid a Brighton club-record £115million to signal Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo.
The deal was struck a matter of months after Chelsea broke their then-transfer file to signal Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for £106.8million.
And Chelsea have been tipped to interrupt that file for the third season in succession to signal Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.
TalkSPORT have claimed that the Blues have been given a sign that Osimhen might be accessible in January.
The Nigerian, who has beforehand been linked with Arsenal and Manchester United, scored 31 targets throughout all competitions final time period as Napoli went on to win their first Scudetto in 33 years. Osimhen has already netted an additional six occasions this season up to now.
Nonetheless, the publication claimed Napoli valued the Nigerian worldwide at £120million, a price ticket that may eclipse the British file charge Chelsea paid for Caicedo.
Osimhen could also be open to a transfer to the Premier League, having admitted he owned a Chelsea and Manchester United shirt rising up.
“I had one with Chelsea and one with Manchester United – the one with Vodafone on it.
“Loads of my mates had been Chelsea followers and some Manchester United, however in Nigeria, everybody watches Premier League.”
In the identical interview, Osimhen added that he regarded as much as former Chelsea ahead Didier Drogba.
On the previous Ivory Coast captain, Osimhen mentioned: “I’m nonetheless studying and watching quite a lot of Drogba’s highlights in addition to another wonderful strikers.
“Final season he texted me on Instagram. When it’s somebody you want and idolise a lot, and while you see Didier Drogba with the verified web page – at first I went on to his web page to see if it was the actual one.
“I took a screenshot of it a couple of occasions after which replied. The message was actually inspiring and inspiring to me.
“That he’s watching and rooting for me, I acquired motivation. Then getting your idol texting you motivation, that could be a enormous one for me additionally. It’s like double motivation.”
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