Chelsea’s top target, Victor Osimhen, is a step closer to joining Galatasaray on a loan transfer from Napoli after the Nigerian striker failed to secure a move away on August 30.<\/p>\n
Di Marzio has this afternoon (September 2)\u00a0 revealed<\/a> that Napoli are currently in negotiations with Galatasaray for Osimhen, who was the subject of what looked like a certain transfer to either Chelsea<\/a> or Al-Ahli on August 30. However, after hours of tense negotiations, neither team could prise the 25-year-old out of Naples, with the Saudi side eventually settling on Ivan Toney<\/a>, leaving the Blues without the clinical number nine they had been after for most of the summer.<\/p>\n Read More:<\/strong> \u2018Not Happening\u2019: Experienced \u00a3150k P\/W Man Utd Midfielder\u2019s Agent Ends Transfer Speculation<\/a><\/p>\n Fabrizio Romano has now revealed that there is an “agreement in principle”<\/a> between the two clubs for a loan move, with salary covered. The buyers will meet Osimhen to get the final green light in the next few hours.<\/p>\n Following the August 30 drama<\/a> that saw Chelsea fail to secure a deal for Osimhen, Romano reported that the relationship between the forward and the Italian side had been “broken<\/a>“, with Napoli telling the player that he would no longer be part of the first team if he failed to secure a transfer away before the day’s end.<\/p>\n No move materialised, which prompted Gli Azzurri<\/i><\/span> to “exclude<\/a>” Osimhen from their Serie A squad list and give his number nine shirt to new signing Romelu Lukaku, who joined the club<\/a> from Chelsea following his own fallings-out with the London side.<\/p>\n Should Napoli and Galatasaray agree to let Osimhen join the Turkish giants on a deal for the rest of the season, fans of the Istanbul-based outfit will be grinning from ear to ear. While their team already contains top players such as Mauro Icardi and Dries Mertens in the forward area, Osimhen is in a different league to those names.<\/p>\nVictor Osimhen and Napoli No Longer on Good Terms After Chelsea Saga<\/h3>\n
Galatasaray Will Be Getting a World Class Number Nine<\/h3>\n