- Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli have offered around £55m for Napoli’s Victor Osimhen
- Chelsea also want to sign Osimhen this summer but need to sell players first
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Chelsea face competition from Al-Ahli for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.
The Saudi Pro League club have submitted an initial bid of around £55m.
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s first priority is to sell up to six players over the next week before stepping up negotiations for Osimhen.
A loan with obligation to buy is Chelsea’s preferred option for the 25-year-old, although Napoli and Osimhen have hinted they could be willing to lower their demands to help make the transfer happen.
Osimhen has scored 76 goals in 133 appearances for Napoli over the past four seasons.
Napoli star Victor Osimhen pictured during a pre-season training session earlier this summer
Al-Ahli fans pictured during a Saudi Pro League match against Al Akhdoud last season
Former Liverpool and Brazil striker Roberto Firmino, 32, is the current captain of Al-Ahli
Osimhen has been capped 31 times by Nigeria at senior international level, scoring 21 goals.
Al-Ahli, which like Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad and Newcastle United is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, finished third in last season’s Saudi Pro League.
The club’s current squad includes Roberto Firmino, Edouard Mendy, Riyad Mahrez and Franck Kessie.
