The reason why Chelsea target Victor Osimhen will start pre-season training with Napoli

Napoli’s Victor Osimhen has long been rumoured to be a target for Chelsea amongst other Premier League clubs.

The 25-year-old Nigerian bagged a reasonably impressive 17 goals and three assists (WhoScored) in an underperforming Napoli side last season, nowhere close to the output of the previous campaign when his name seemed to be making the rounds in the transfer gossip columns almost daily.

As Football Italia note, there remains a €130m release clause for a player that’s approaching his prime as a footballer...