It’s been an up-and-down preseason for the Blues under their new manager Enzo Maresca so far on the pitch, but they’ll be hoping to put all their woes behind them as they prepare for a huge season opener against reigning champions Manchester City. However, off the pitch, they’ve been very successful in the transfer market having already secured 10 talented players.
The most recent of which was a £54m move for Wolves star Pedro Neto, who was unveiled at Stamford Bridge over the weekend, but it seems as though the Blues are far from done there as reports seem to suggest that their hunt for a striker, namely Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, may have received a huge boost last night.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are still trying to secure Conor Gallagher’s exit to Atletico Madrid after the England international’s departure was held up following the collapse of the Samu Omorodion deal between the pair of clubs. They’re also working out a deal to bring former loan star Joao Felix back to west London on a permanent deal while the Blues have also tied down Cole Palmer to a new two-year extension which will see his contract run until 2033.
Osimhen ‘breakthrough’
The bigegst news from yesterday was that Chelsea are considering signing Victor Osimhen from Napoli on a permanent basis.
Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has claimed the Blues could agree on a deal with the Serie A club using a combination of cash and out-of-favour frontman Romelu Lukaku after Osimhen handed in a transfer request last week.
However, the star is apparently unwilling to take a cut in his wages in order to force an exit from Italy meaning Chelsea would have to fork out a fortune in order to secure his services.
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Rise and shine! It’s another crisp Wednesday morning and we take one step closer to the return of top flight football in England!
Just three days separate Chelsea and their season opening clash with Manchester City and we will continue to bring you all of the very latest news ahead of Saturday’s curtain-raiser, plus all of the very latest on the transfer front.
