{"id":302358,"date":"2023-12-14T01:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T01:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302358"},"modified":"2023-12-14T01:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T01:24:04","slug":"chelsea-and-arsenal-are-dealt-transfer-blow-over-target-victor-osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/chelsea-and-arsenal-are-dealt-transfer-blow-over-target-victor-osimhen\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea and Arsenal are dealt transfer BLOW over target Victor Osimhen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Chelsea and Arsenal are dealt transfer BLOW as striker target Victor Osimhen is set to sign new contract with Napoli raising his release clause to \u00a3112m<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Nigerian international has scored six goals in 11 Serie A games this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>At just 24 years of age, he could prove to be a key signing for Arsenal or Chelsea<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man United are stuffed if captain Bruno Fernandes says he thought Bournemouth would be easy &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea and Arsenal have been dealt a major transfer blow as striker target\u00a0Victor Osimhen is set to sign new contract with Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian international has scored six goals in 11 Serie A games this season and is set to be rewarded for his good form.<\/p>\n<p>At just 24 years of age he is a key asset for Napoli after he proved to be critical in their title-winning season last campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Both Arsenal and Chelsea are reportedly in the market for a striker, especially Chelsea who have been eyeing a January move for the player.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen has scored an impressive 66 goals in 116 appearances for the Naples team after joining for a club-record fee of \u00a369.5million from Lille in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/00\/78941167-0-image-a-36_1702515323174.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Victor Osimhen has scored six goals so far in 11 games for Napoli in the Serie A Italian league<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/00\/78941171-0-image-a-37_1702515325572.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta may look to reinforce Arsenal&#8217;s attack with a goal-scoring number nine forward<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have enjoyed a strong start to the season, but with Eddie Nketiah not a proven goalscorer in their side, Arteta could look for reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p>Within Arsenal&#8217;s pacy and fluid attack, Osimhen could well prove to be the key to Arteta&#8217;s side winning the league.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, for Chelsea &#8211; who sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table &#8211; a player such as Osimhen could be critical for their revival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their recent signing of Nicolas Jackson has proved to be an ill-fated experiment.<\/p>\n<p>With Christopher Nkunku returning soon for the Blues, however, Todd Boehly could wait before he splurges the cash on the Napoli striker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/00\/78941169-12862003-Chelsea_manager_Mauricio_Pochettino_is_also_set_to_be_keen_on_th-a-50_1702515477306.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is also set to be keen on the Napoli striker for his side<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12862003\/Chelsea-Arsenal-dealt-transfer-BLOW-striker-target-Victor-Osimhen-set-sign-new-contract-Napoli-raising-release-clause-112m.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea and Arsenal are dealt transfer BLOW as striker target Victor Osimhen is set to sign new contract with Napoli <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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