According to transfer pundit Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are not interested in discussing a potential swap deal between Romelu Lukaku and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.
There were suggestions in La Gazzetta dello Sport today that the Partenopei were open to the possibility, but would need Chelsea to pay circa €80 to €90m cash on top of the Belgian’s transfer to get hold of the Nigeria international.
This is because Lukaku is valued at €38m and Osimhen has a release clause believed to be worth €120-130m.
However, Romano insists that while Napoli might be open to it, Chelsea are not and are looking towards other targets instead.
Lukaku a problem for Chelsea
This does leave the Blues with a problem, as the 31-year-old will return to Stamford Bridge after his loan experience at Roma and finding a buyer for €38m who also suits the Belgian’s requirements is going to be tricky.
Napoli had inevitably been linked with a bid for Lukaku after the decision to appoint Antonio Conte, who already got the best out of the big centre-forward at Inter.