“Pay it” “He’s worth the money” – Chelsea board told Enzo Maresca top target as Blues look to make marquee signing
Victor Osimhen of Napoli, according to former Everton CEO Keith Wyness, is the ideal striker for Chelsea.
Osimhen has been in the news for Chelsea once more due to increased speculation that the Blues board wants the huge striker and is willing to pay a high price to secure a trade.
teams are unwilling to pay Osimhen’s £110 million release clause, but current rumors suggest that the Italian powerhouses may permit teams to sign Osimhen provided £84 million is paid over the next several weeks.
Now – amid all the speculation and rumours – Wyness has come out and claimed that Osimhen is worth the money and the ideal signing for Chelsea – he told the Football Insider podcast: “Osimhen’s release clause is £110million. He’s a very exciting player, I’ve watched a lot of him in Italy.
“I’ve been hearing that Lukaku to Napoli could be the makeweight to get Osimhen to Chelsea. I’d been hoping he would come to the Premier League, I’m very excited to see how he does.
“He’s one of the players who will keep eyeballs on the Premier League because people want to see him. Chelsea would do very well to get him.
“Lukaku, being a CHELSEA player for a long time, I think he’s the perfect solution.
“If you’re valuing Lukaku at £40m then that would leave a gap of £70m to the break clause, but he’s worth the money.”