PSG outmuscling Chelsea in Osimhen's race

PSG outmuscling Chelsea in Osimhen's race

Paris Saint-Germain is leading Chelsea in pursuit of Victor Osimhen.

According to Calciomercato, Paris Saint-Germain is leading the race to sign Chelsea target, Victor Osimhen.

The Napoli striker has been in the eye of many European clubs, and the Blues have earmarked the Nigerian signing as a priority acquisition next summer.

However, Chelsea has been hit with a blow as PSG is now in the driver’s seat, and it is believed the French club can prevail in the race to sign Osimhen in the summer window.

The 24-year-old signed a new contract with a release clause of £113million.

Given the uncertain future of Kylian Mbappe, PSG is already looking for his replacement, and Osimhen is one of the candidates to replace the French star.

Meanwhile, the Blues have long been courting the former LOSC Lille star, and it remains to be seen if the West Londoners will be able to win the race.

Chelsea is already under Premier League FFP watch, and if it once again spend heavily in the coming summer window, so in order to turn a profit, it will first need to get rid of a good number of players.

Additionally, this might cause the club to hold off acquiring Osimhen, providing PSG with an open avenue to get him.

Furthermore, the West Londoners’ incapacity to score goals this season is mostly due to it's ineptness in front of goal. Though there have been noticeable improvements, the team still needs a striker who consistently scores goals and is reliable.

Next summer, Osimhen will have to make a significant choice. PSG may be able to outbid Chelsea because of their stronger finances and ability to provide a higher wage. The last time we saw the Blues walking away from the race was when PSG went to tremendous measures to sign Manuel Ugarte.