While Lille forward Jonathan David and RB Leipzig’s Lois Openda are also being monitored, though the club could just be doing their due diligence should a club such as Chelsea swoop for Osimhen.
If he is available in January there will be no shortage of potential suitors, rival clubs for Chelsea to compete with. Saudi Arabian teams will be able to match the Blues’ financial package, but he has already spoken publicly about turning down a mega-money offer from the Middle East.
“I have to be honest, I never thought about leaving last summer because Napoli wanted to keep me,” he told The Obi One podcast. “But when the offer came from Saudi Arabia, a huge offer, it was hard to refuse. I spoke to Napoli and decided to stay. It was crazy… The more I said no, the more they increased the financial offer. It would have changed my life, they never gave up. But I said, no guys, I’m staying.”
