(Football news) Tosin Adarabioyo, Caleb Wiley, Omari Kellyman, Filip Jorgensen, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Renato Veiga are among the players the Blues signed during the summer transfer window.

With the arrival of Barcelona’s Marc Guiu, a Spain Under-19 international, they also increased the strength of their forward options.

Chelsea is eager to add a seasoned forward to rival Nicolas Jackson, even though Guiu has performed well in the preseason.

With a substantial release clause of roughly £110 million, they have been strongly linked to a possible deal for Osimhen of Napoli.

Chelsea suffer Osimhen setback

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has previously stated that he is unwilling to accept anything below Osimhen’s release clause.

However, it was recently reported that the Italian club were in talks with Chelsea over a potential loan move which would see Romelu Lukaku move in the opposite direction.

While Osimhen’s agent dismissed talk of a loan departure, the Nigeria international continues to be linked with a potential move to Stamford Bridge.

Osimhen is not excited by the prospect of joining Enzo Maresca’s side, denting Chelsea’s hopes of landing the 25-year-old forward.

The report suggests that Napoli have received no concrete offers, raising doubt as to whether Osimhen will be able to complete a move away from the Serie A side this summer.

Who else is interested in Osimhen?

Arsenal have previously been linked with the Napoli marksman, but they are not actively pursuing a move and are currently focusing on other attacking targets.

Paris Saint-Germain are seemingly regarded as Chelsea’s biggest rivals for Osimhen’s signature, with the French club keen to add some star power to their frontline following the departure of Kylian Mbappe.

However, there is a belief that they need to sell either Goncalo Ramos or Randal Kolo Muani before they can step up their pursuit of the Napoli man.

Osimhen has been part of Napoli’s pre-season training camp, but he has failed to feature in any of the club’s friendly matches as he focuses on keeping himself fit ahead of a potential departure.

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