Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United Battles For Osimhen’s Signature

Chelsea is among a host of European heavyweights queuing up to sign Lille striker, Victor Osimhen, according to reports.

The Blues were searching for attacking reinforcements to shoulder the goalscoring burden alongside Tammy Abraham and were interested in signing the Nigerian frontman this summer.

However, numerous other high-profile rivals including, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham were also said to be monitoring the 21-year-old.

French publication, Le Quotidien du Foot claimed Osimhen is attracting interest from Real Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, Napoli, Roma, Lazio and AC Milan, as well as the English quintet.

Sky Sports reported that two Premier League clubs and a La Liga outfit had all tabled bids for the attacker, who is valued between £70m and £90m by Lille.

The Ligue 1 side bought Osimhen from Charleroi last summer for just £10m plus a further £2.5m in add-ons.

And its investment had been richly rewarded with 18 goals and six assists in 38 appearances across all competitions.

The 21 year old Osimhen has scored 18 goals in all competitions this campaign, including 13 in Ligue 1, and providing four assists and that has led to a flurry of interest from the Premier League.

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Nigeria football ambassador, Daniel Amokachi, said over the weekend that the Lille striker was the second best Nigerian footballer.

“I would pick Ndidi first. The young man has shown tremendous quality for Leicester City and has been consistent,” Amokachi said in a radio programme when asked to pick his best Nigerian players.

“He is my first choice. I also would pick Victor Osimhen, who plays for Lille in the French league. He has been amazing and was very hot even before the break we are observing now.”

The Ligue 1 side want over £70 million for the player, who they bought from the Belgian side, Charleroi, last summer for just £10 million and they have had plenty of interest.