Napoli have made progress in talks with Chelsea and are now closing in on a move for Antonio Conte’s target striker Romelu Lukaku.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the football transfer market reports that. Napoli are entering an important stage in negotiations with Chelsea over the signing of Lukaku. With an offer now on the table for consideration UFABET
Napoli have raised the importance of signing Lukaku. As soon as possible after Conte’s first game in the 2024-25 Serie A season was a 3-0 defeat at Hellas Verona on Sunday.
There had been attempts to bring Victor Osimhen into the deal or offer him to Chelsea. But that idea has now been scrapped and the move for Lukaku would be a no-strings-attached deal.
Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has admitted that Osimhen’s situation has hampered plans to sign Lukaku. But will now move ahead with the two parties parting ways.
Meanwhile, The Sun reported that Osimhen has rejected the chance to move to the Premier League. Either to Chelsea or Arsenal, so he must now wait for Paris Saint-Germain with less than two weeks left before the transfer window closes.
Romano wrote on X: “Napoli will meet Chelsea today in London. As they want to get the Romelu Lukaku deal done even before finding a solution to sell Victor Osimhen.