Chelsea offered £38.6m part-exchange deal for Victor Osimhen as Napoli alter demands

Chelsea have been handed a huge boost in their bid to sign Victor Osimhen as Napoli have proposed a deal that would see the Blues pay just £38.6m for the striker.

Enzo Maresca is keen to add a striker to his ranks this summer and thought he would have Samu Omorodion to call upon after Chelsea agreed a £34.5m deal with Atletico Madrid.

, reportedly because of the club s attempt to buy 50 per cent of his image rights.

The collapse of that deal has thrown Conor Gallagher s proposed move to Atletico into doubt, and he s now , with Chelsea instead considering signing Joao Felix from the La Liga side.

But it has also strengthened Chelsea s resolve to sign a senior striker, which may well have happened in any case, and Osimhen has remained at the top of the c…