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A significant Napoli statement is released by Victor Osimhen amid transfer rumors involving Arsenal and Chelsea.

Victor Osimhen, who has been linked to a transfer away from Napoli, has released a statement regarding his current situation there.

In light of uncertainty surrounding his future at Napoli and a dispute within the team’s ranks, Victor Osimhen has released a significant statement on his situation.

Azzurri on their way to winning the Serie A title, the striker has been one of the best in Europe in recent seasons.
He scored many goals for them.

The Nigerian international has a talent for scoring goals, putting his body on the line both literally and figuratively to do so.
He is currently required to play with a mask after sustaining multiple facial fractures.
There have been difficulties before this campaign, both on and off the field.

Napoli has had a slow start to the season, winning just four of their first seven Serie A games and currently holding the third-place spot in the race for the title. Off the field, there is growing uncertainty regarding Osimhen’s future and what it might hold.

At the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, the forward’s contract has just under two years left to run, and there has been no indication that it will be extended.

As a result of the player’s entourage’s ire over a TikTok video posted by the official Napoli account, there are also rising tensions within their ranks.

In a statement, Osimhen’s agent hinted that the club might face legal action because of the offensive themes present.
A number of top teams around the world have been linked to a switch, which has increased talk of a potential transfer exit in the coming year or so.

Arsenal is one of those teams that has added a few strikers recently but hasn’t always had the winning edge. Osimhen has been suggested as a solution, but it is unclear whether it is both stylistically and financially feasible.

Chelsea, which has been seeking a reliable goal scorer for several years, can be seen across London.

The Osimhen saga may change if Mauricio Pochettino is given even more financial clout in the transfer market.

Despite these connections, the striker has issued a statement regarding his present circumstances at Napoli and his future.

He posted on social media, saying: “Choosing to move to the City of Naples in 2020 was a fantastic choice for me.

I am so grateful to the people of Naples for their love and kindness, and I will not let anyone stand in our way.

“The fervor of the People of Naples fuels my fire to always play with my heart and soul, and the love for the badge is unfailing as I wear it with pride,” the speaker said. People of Naples has been falsely accused. I have many Napolitan friends who have integrated themselves into my family and way of life.
I am grateful for the support and outreach that Nigerians and everyone else have given me.

“I’m always appreciative.
Let’s encourage harmony, esteem, and comprehension.
GO FORZA NAPOLI SEMPRE.

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Chelsea is now looking to sign a “phenomenal” forward who could cost £175 million.

Victor Osimhen, a striker for Napoli, was a target for Chelsea during the summer transfer window.

Chelsea reportedly inquired about Victor Osimhen, but Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis valued him at £175 million at the time, according to the Daily Mirror.

If reports are to be believed, the Blues’ interest still exists despite the Serie A club’s obvious desire to hold onto their star player.

Osimhen has been elevated to No. 1 for Chelsea, according to a report from FootballTransfers last month.
In the race to sign him, they are the No. 1 target for the upcoming summer transfer window.

He had a fantastic season for Napoli last year, scoring 26 goals in 32 games.

Chelsea’s inquiries

It comes as no surprise to learn that Chelsea questioned Osimhen during the summer.

Osimhen was among the best in the world during the previous campaign, and they needed a new striker after their experiment with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed.

However, Nicolas Jackson had to do, and the 22-year-old has struggled under Mauricio Pochettino.

Just his second of the year, it came against Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup.

In the end, we believe that Chelsea needed to sign a center-forward with more success and experience, like Osimhen, who has been dubbed “phenomenal” by Italian manager Walter Mazzarri.
But in the end, De Laurentiis demanded too much money from the Nigerian.

There appears to be some tension between the player and the club right now after Napoli released a TikTok video mocking Osimhen, so perhaps Chelsea or another team will try to capitalize on that in the upcoming season

October 2, 2023
Chelsea star absent from training despite Mauricio Pochettino’s double injury boost

Chelsea news: Mykhailo Mudryk was absent from Chelsea training on Wednesday but there has been a double wave of injuries since.

Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk was absent from training on Wednesday as the Blues step up their preparations for Friday night’s game against Luton Town.

The Ukraine international was on the bench against West Ham at the weekend and showed promising signs of living up to the hefty transfer fee attached to his move. There were times when the winger’s crosses went wide or were intercepted while his finishing attempts are still questionable.

After struggling last season following the January move, it was hoped the 22-year-old could return to his best form. Problems with a lack of fitness have created problems that could ideally be solved by a full pre-season, although he has yet to feature under Mauricio Pochettino.

His absence from training might come as a slight surprise as Sky Sports report he is among the players missing on Wednesday morning. It remains to be seen whether this is due to injury concerns, a precautionary measure or some other reason ahead of the third game of the season.

Pochettino is reinforced by two returnees who seem expected: striker Armando Broja and defender Benoit Badiashile. The former is coming back from an anterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered late last year which horribly ruled him out for the rest of the season.

The Cobham academy graduate is back in training, although he is unlikely to be back in action anytime soon after suffering such a serious injury. The head coach also hinted that Broja was thinking long-term, suggesting a new striker shouldn’t slow his development.

As for Badiashile, the defender impressed after his transfer in January but late-season injuries carried over into pre-season and he was sidelined for months. A return to training is also on the cards as the club have confirmed the centre-back will train with the ball on the pitch when he returns to form.

All in all, Pochettino is confident that the end of the light injury crisis will come to an end in the coming weeks, although doubts remain over Mudryk’s recent absence.

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Chelsea prepare to announce double transfer as Mauricio Pochettino continues to spend £350m

Chelsea spent over £300m in the summer transfer window after spending £600m on signings last season

Chelsea are set to confirm two transfers ahead of their next Premier League clash against Luton Town on Friday night. The Blues have already spent over £300m this summer, taking their total signing spend to over £900m in the past 12 months.

The Blues have already signed eight signings, including several young players, and Mauricio Pochettino are still waiting for at least a few more signings before the window closes, football.london reveal. Chelsea have picked up just one point from their opening two Premier League games but are hoping for drastic improvements from last season.

Several departures are still expected in the final stages of the transfer window, including Romelu Lukaku and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who are looking to leave Stamford Bridge on permanent contracts. The future of Trevoh Chalobah and Conor Gallagher remains uncertain ahead of the final nine days of the summer transfer window.

Chelsea are now expecting to sign goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from the New England Revolution. The Blues reportedly agreed a deal with the MLS club on Monday, reportedly worth £12.5m plus a further £1.5m in surcharges.

Petrovic will fly to England in the coming days to finalize his move to Chelsea. A medical is scheduled ahead of the Blues’ game against Luton Town on Friday. The 23-year-old keeper won’t be the only confirmed signing this week as Deivid Washington has already passed a medical and an announcement should be made “soon” according to Fabrizio Romano. The West London club are looking to add at least one more attacking option to their ranks before the transfer window closes. Pochettino wants a right winger who can also operate as number 10 through the centre, football.london understands this.

Mohammed Kudus and Rayan Cherki remain in Blues care, but other targets are under surveillance. A deal to sign Michael Olise from Crystal Palace collapsed last week.

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Mauricio Pochettino confirms the striker ‘agreement’ amid a new injury setback in Chelsea news

The latest Chelsea news, transfer gossip and stories with updates on Hakim Ziyech, Romelu Lukaku and The Blues vs West Ham match

Aubameyang dig

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has moved to Chelsea as he congratulates Hakim Ziyech on his move to Galatasaray. The 30-year-old winger had an uncertain future in West London for a while before finally securing a move to the Turkish top flight.

Like the Morocco international, Aubameyang struggled to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge and spent much of the season on the bench before finding a new club in the summer. In his Instagram story, the Marseille ace wrote: \”All the best my brother. Free Hakim *crying laughter emoji* *clapping fist emoji* *heart hands emoji*. \”

Ziyech then reposted Aubameyang’s post to his Instagram story. Unsurprisingly, Chelsea fans have not been happy with the Gabonese international’s coup at the club and have been expressing their feelings online.

Lukaku ‘agreement’

Asked if he could reinstate Romelu Lukaku in the Chelsea squad, Mauricio Pochettino replied: “It’s not just one team, it takes two teams to find the best solution. You can’t just put it on the club, it affects both sides.

“The situation is where it is because of both sides. Both sides have reached an agreement. Before signing, we were informed about each player’s situation,” added Pochettino. “After signing, we had the squad we had. It’s so clear that nothing has changed and if there’s anything to report, we’ll report it.

“We don’t have to do anything, I have to be focused on my team and try to do well. We can’t waste energy on a situation that was obvious before we arrived at Chelsea.”

West Ham defeat

Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the 2023-24 Premier League season on Sunday at the hands of London rivals West Ham United. The Blues failed to capitalize on their dominance in the first half with Enzo Fernandez missing from the penalty spot. Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta scored after the break to give the Hammers all three points.

Carney Chukwuemeka, on the other hand, went off injured after an excellent performance with a goal, another blow for Pochettino.

August 24, 2023
Chelsea’s stance on bringing in a new striker has been confirmed by Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea have lost Christopher Nkunku to a knee injury
Armando Broja remains out after undergoing ACL surgery earlier this year
Nicolas Jackson has yet to score in the Premier League

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that the Blues are still looking for a new striker before the transfer window closes.

The Blues made a key addition to their attacking line this summer in Christopher Nkunku, but lost the former RB Leipzig star, who scored 23 goals and nine assists in all competitions last season, to a knee injury during the summer.

To make matters worse, Chelsea are left without injured academy graduate Armando Broja, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in December and is still working his way back.

Nicolas Jackson, another summer signing, has taken charge so far but is still awaiting his first Premier League goal, with 20-year-old Mason Burstow the only alternative.

With Chelsea’s scoring woes once again in full swing in Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham United, Pochettino took the opportunity post-match to admit the club are still looking for another striker. “It’s a difficult situation because we had two strikers in Nkunku and Broja, but they are injured,” Pochettino told talkSPORT.

“It’s not easy to find the right profile at the moment. We are working on it and working to see if we can add players in this area. But it is a task that is not easy for the club. Admittedly, they are working very hard to add players. “If that’s not possible, we’ll have to wait until Nkunku and Broja are ready and we’ll have help from Mason [Burstow].

“I don’t think the problem is that we need another striker. The chances we’ve created we need to be more lucid. It’s not just the forwards who need to be lucid in front of goal.”

90min understands that Pochettino will be given the choice of a shock return for Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian was left out of pre-season to go elsewhere but with limited options, Chelsea are willing to reinstate Lukaku, but would only do so with their manager’s blessing. It is currently believed that Pochettino is not interested.

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Moises Caicedo was given excuse after terrible cameo debut in Chelsea loss to West Ham

The 21-year-old will not want to see his Blues debut back anytime soon.

After a shocking 37 minutes for his new team in a 3-1 loss to West Ham at the London Stadium, Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has been given a lifeline.

In the final seconds of the second half, the midfielder gave away a penalty that allowed the Irons to win the game thanks to Lucas Paqueta, making it the worst possible start to his time with the Blues.

Chelsea, Brighton, and Liverpool had been negotiating for the Ecuadorian international for several months, but Mauricio Pochettino’s team ultimately prevailed after it appeared that Jurgen Klopp’s team might have snuck in with a last-minute £110 million offer.

However, he finally left the Seagulls for Chelsea last Monday for a British record fee of £115 million, and fans questioned whether a week of training with the team would be enough to earn him a starting spot against David Moyes’ team.

It appeared as though Sunday could be the start of the 21-year-old’s dream career when he was joined by former Southampton star Romeo Lavia as new midfield prospects for the team. But it wasn’t to be.

West Ham took the lead twice after Carney Chukwuemeka’s first-half goal, thanks to goals from Nayef Aguerd and Michail Antonio, but Caicedo’s substitution of vice captain Ben Chilwell appeared to further disrupt the Blues’ formation and cohesiveness.

The second half was painful to watch as Chelsea moved the ball around carelessly and erratically, leading to Caicedo’s defensive error in the end.

In addition to the penalty, he also committed eight separate turnovers of the ball and two fouls, all while teammates’ fans mocked him online.

Jamie Redknapp, a Sky Sports analyst, attributes those errors to a lack of recent playing time prior to joining the Blues and thinks his future in a Blue shirt will be much brighter.

Redknapp said, “We have the luxury of hindsight [on Pochettino’s substitutions], but perhaps using someone to release into midfield and maybe bringing Conor Gallagher and bringing [Moises] Caicedo in. However, when you speak to the stats guys here, he has not played for 60 days, and you can see that rustiness because he gives the penalty away.

“Only the manager can see how he has trained; he is new to the club and may have felt he wasn’t ready for 45 minutes yet, but he will improve because it can only get better after giving up a penalty on your debut.

“However, there were some aspects that they simply could not master in the second half despite having played very well in the first. “.

August 22, 2023
West Ham is considering a summer move for a promising young Chelsea striker.

Armando Broja of Chelsea is a striker that West Ham United is thinking about signing this summer.

The Chelsea striker Armando Broja, who is currently recovering from an injury after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament, is reportedly the target of West Ham United, according to the Guardian. During Chelsea’s friendly match against Aston Villa last year, the 21-year-old hobbled off the field.

The academy player stayed in London to finish recovering from the injury, so he was left off of Chelsea’s preseason trip to the United States. The young person is hopefully on the road to recovery and has recovered from the worst.

Prior to suffering a season-ending injury last season, the Albanian striker scored just once in 12 Premier League games. In 2021–2022, Southampton received the 21-year-old on loan, and he later left his mark there.

With the addition of Nicolas Jackson, the center-forward may have trouble breaking into Pochettino’s starting lineup and may end up serving as Jackson’s backup. Given that he is terribly unfit for matches, it works out well for him.

There are only two choices in the No. The Blues are still searching for a striker to fill the No. 9 position and are interested in signing both Dusan Vlahovic and Elye Wahi.
It’s also believed that the striker wants to stay at Chelsea and compete for a job under the new manager Mauricio Pochettino.

In order to get more playing time, Broja was open to a move, and the same club was mentioned in links from the previous season.
The fact that Chelsea was able to keep him suggests that he might play a bigger role in the upcoming campaign.

Because Broja is still a young player and has the potential to develop into an intriguing center-forward, Jackson’s backup signing will guarantee that he sees enough playing time and will make a trade for him feasible if we sign another striker.
As was previously mentioned, the Blues are looking to add a striker, but there doesn’t seem to be any real interest at the moment.

For the upcoming season, Pochettino seems to have faith in the Albanian international. It might take him some time to settle in once he is given the chance to play, though, given that he is still healing from an injury.

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Another Chelsea player has been linked to West Ham by an authoritative source.

Conor Gallagher, a midfielder on West Ham’s radar, has been one of the Chelsea players who have been linked to them recently more than in previous years.

However, they are currently being linked to another Chelsea player. this summer to want to sign.

After agreeing to sell Gianluca Scamacca to Atalanta, The Guardian reports that West Ham, which has yet to make a signing for the summer, may move for Chelsea striker Armando Broja.

They also claim that Broja’s future may be contingent on Chelsea, who have already strengthened their attack with the additions of Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku, bringing in a third forward.

In addition to other names being mentioned, there have been rumors that Dusan Vlahovic may move to Stamford Bridge this summer.

Therefore, it is not yet clear whether Chelsea would consider allowing Broja to leave and, if so, whether that would be a temporary or permanent move. West Ham’s interest, however, seems genuine.

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Chelsea made an offer of €30 million, for a creative player with a rumored release clause, as Mauricio Pochettino wants to create “something special.

According to a report by RMC Sport published today, Chelsea has made Michael Olise a €30 million offer.

Even though the young Crystal Palace star is still recovering from a bad hamstring tear he sustained while playing for France’s U21 team this summer, Chelsea’s desire to sign him as one of their young attacking prospects is evidently unaffected.

Despite the fact that there is less than a month left in this transfer window, Chelsea is reportedly waiting for updates on his injury.

A release clause that is “below €40m” is mentioned, which would undoubtedly make him a desirable target for many teams. With the Eagles, Olise, who is still only 21 years old, has tallied 6 goals and 21 assists. He appears poised to advance to a top team where his impressive creative abilities can be utilized even more effectively.

Following Riyad Mahrez’s departure for Saudi Arabia, Man City’s interest in Olise is also mentioned.

August 8, 2023