Chelsea surrenders to PSG in race to sign Osimhen

Chelsea surrenders to PSG in race to sign Osimhen

...Turns to Sesko

Chelsea hasbreportedly surrenders to Paris Saint German (PSG) in the race to sign Napoli superstar, Victor Osimhen in the summer, reports www.sportsunlimited.ng per TEAM talk.

Instead, the Blues have turned attention to a top Manchester United striker target, Benjamin Sesko.

The Chelsea hierarchy are still determined to bring in a new prolific striker to provide competition for Nicolas Jackson.

Their top target has always been Osimhen, who has scored 74 goals in 129 appearances for Napoli, firing the Italian side to the Serie A title last season.

However, according to Il Matino, with Paris Saint-Germain one step away from agreeing a deal with the Nigerian striker, Chelsea has beaten a retreat and concentrate on acquiring Sesko instead.

The French giant are ready to pay Osimhen’s release clause of roughly £113m and will hope that he can be the replacement for Kylian Mbappe, who looks set to join Real Madrid on a free transfer.

Respected transfer journalist, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Chelsea is now considering a move for RB Leipzig centre-forward Benjamin Sesko.

TEAMtalk sources have confirmed that Manchester United are also keen on Sesko, though, so the London club will face competition for his signature.

” I’m aware of more links with Benjamin Sesko, but it’s not really new, as I’ve mentioned Chelsea’s interest before,” Romano told CaughtOffside.

Sesko signed for Leipzig for €24m (approx. £20.5m) last summer and he has come on leaps and bounds under manager Marco Rose, scoring 14 goals in 38 appearances so far.

The 20-year-old is only expected to improve as he gains experience and seems destined to play at the very highest level one day.

Leipzig is determined to keep Sesko for at least another season and certainly will not allow him to move for a cheap fee this summer.

Reports suggest that the striker is valued at €50m (£42.9m), so it will be interesting to see whether Chelsea or Man Utd are willing to match that fee.