Napoli table formal Lukaku-Osimhen swap deal offer

Napoli table formal Romelu Lukaku-Victor Osimhen swap deal offer with Chelsea outcast determined to reunite with Antonio Conte

Serie A side Napoli have made Chelsea an offer for Romelu Lukaku that would also see Victor Osimhen move to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea and Napoli are locked in talks over a deal that would see the two strikers swap clubs. Lukaku is determined to reunite with former Chelsea and Inter boss Antonio Conte at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona – according to The Times. The report adds that Napoli have so far offered £25.6 million (€29.8m/$32.8m) for Lukaku and value Osimhen at around £90m (€104m/$115m). Negotiations are expected to continue to agree a deal that suits all parties, as Chelsea are thought to want around £40m (€46m/$51m) for the Belgian striker.

Lukaku’s wages may also prove an issues as talks continue. The striker earns £325,000 a week at Chelsea and may have to take a pay cut if he’s to be granted his wish to work with Conte again. Yet Osimhen also appears keen to move. He has already informed the club he wants to leave, while former Chelsea stars Didier Drogba and John Obi Mikel have been in touch to try and persuade the attacker to head to London.

Osimhen scored 15 goals in 25 games for Napoli in Serie A last season, while Lukaku netted 13 in 32 while on loan at Roma in the Italian top flight.

Both Osimhen and Lukaku will be hoping that Napoli and Chelsea can finally agree a deal. Both teams start their new 2024-25 campaigns this weekend. The Blues take on champions Manchester City in the Premier League, while Napoli travel to Verona in Serie A.