Napoli 'offer Chelsea VICTOR OSIMHEN as part of swap deal for ROMELU LUKAKU'

Thursday, August 15, 2024 - Napoli have reportedly offered Victor Osimhen to Chelsea as part of a swap deal for Romelu Lukaku.

The premier league club are dissatisfied with the sum of cash that the Serie A side have offered for Lukaku, who has two years left on his deal at Stamford Bridge.

Napoli have reportedly offered £25.6million for Lukaku, but Chelsea are demanding closer to £40m.

Napoli's sporting director, Giovanni Manna, has been conducting talks in London to try and see a deal over the line, as per The Times.

Lukaku, 31, is still earning around £325,000 per week at Chelsea.

According to Capology, that makes him their joint-highest earner alongside Raheem Sterling - despite the fact he last played for the club in May 2022.

Lukaku won the Serie A title with Inter in 2020-21 when he was with the San Siro giants permanently and also reached the Champions League final with them on loan in 2022-23.