A new report has revealed details behind Chelsea s failure to sign Nigeria international Victor Osimhen during the summer transfer window.
, but the Premier League giants still lack a world-class striker.
Enzo Maresca s side were heavily linked with in the summer but could not get a deal over the line.
Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain were also mooted as potential destinations until and Al-Ahli tussled for his signature towards the end of the window.
In previous windows, Osimhen had been priced out of a move as there was a £100m+ release clause in his contract, but Napoli were being more accommodating to interested clubs in the summer as they attempted to usher him out of the door.
Napoli agreed to sell Osimhen to Al-Ahli for around £54m
Chelsea meanwhile were negotiating a loan with an obligation to buy, but they could not agree to terms with Osimhen before the English transfer window closed last Friday.
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Instead, it was announced earlier this week that Osimhen has joined Turkish giants Galatasaray on loan.
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Journalist Matt Law claims Chelsea s offer was better than the one tabled by Galatasaray, but the Premier League giants felt the Osimhen deal was a risk and reward .
“I’m told that Chelsea’s loan offer for Osimhen was better both for him and for Napoli than whatever it is he signed with Galatasaray,” Law said.
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“And yet Chelsea were told under no circumstances was he going to move on loan by the agent. Therefore, their loan offers were completely ignored.
“They saw Osimhen as a potential risk and reward deal, which is why they pitched how they pitched for him in terms of loans and all sorts of incentive-based wages and things like that.”
Law also feels Osimhen could have caused massive issues at Stamford Bridge.
Law claimed: “For me, they can’t go out and pay him £300,000-a-week because that’s going to cause massive issues when you’ve just given Cole Palmer an uplift that’s nowhere near that really.
It would have been risky. You could easily have had another Lukaku situation.
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Toney was mentioned as an alternative for Chelsea before he joined Al-Ahli for around £40m on deadline day.
Regarding why Chelsea didn t sign Toney, Law claimed: “I don’t think Chelsea believed Toney was a big enough upgrade on Nicholas Jackson.
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