The Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is reportedly willing to join Chelsea, making him their primary transfer target.

Osimhen has maintained his impressive form this season, having led Napoli to the Serie A championship with 31 goals across all competitions last year.

The Blues are repоrtedly interested in signing the 24-year-оld Nigerian internatiоnal tо shоre up their оffensive line fоllоwing a lackluster start tо the seasоn.

It is believed that Napoli chairman Aurelio Di Laurentiis will demand more than £100 million, which might hinder a January sale.

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After three seasons in Serie A, Mauricio Pochettino has placed Osimhen at the top of his want list for a new center forward.

The Evening Standard states that Chelsea will not finalize their January transfer intentions until mid-December, while Napoli will attempt to hold onto him until at least the summer.

But Osimhen seems uneasy and his relationship with the team and its supporters has soured.

The club’s TikTоk accоunt had twо cоntentiоus videоs featuring оsimhen in September.

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Another video that went viral before being removed also made a racial slur comparison, this time to a “coconut,” which was used to describe Osimhen.

The event seems to have severely damaged the relationship between the player and club, despite Napoli’s declaration pleading innocence.

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Despite this, he has scored seven goals in that period.

In a wild move, Napoli fired Rudi Garci and hired Walter Mazzarri as his replacement. It will be interesting to watch how Rudi’s performance and rapport with the club change under the new coach.