Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, submitted that Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, ‘wants to come to Chelsea’ ahead of the summer transfer window.
Mikel, a former Chelsea midfielder, made this submission while speaking at the Web Summit Qatar via Calciomercato.com.
Osihmen is widely expected to leave the Partenopei at the end of the season, having recently told the press that he’s ‘already decided’ his next step.
The 25-year-old striker signed a new contract with Napoli in December that contains a release clause in the region of €120-130m.
Osimhen has been widely linked with a move to the Premier League in the summer, with a long list of possible suitors including Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.
Speaking further on the links between Osimhen and Chelsea, Mikel said, “I think there is genuine interest on both sides. I’m convinced that Victor wants to come to Chelsea, obviously he wants to follow in my footsteps and the Nigerian players who played for Chelsea, such as Victor Moses, Celestine Babayaro…”
Obi Mikel then discussed the other clubs interested in signing Osimhen this summer.
“He also has many clubs interested in him, such as PSG, Manchester United, but I am pushing, sending him messages, trying to make sure that there is only one club in his mind: the Blues!”
