Chelsea failed to sign Victor Osimhen last summer, but they could get another crack at it in the next transfer window.
Enzo Maresca is in need of another centre-forward, and that has become even more apparent following Nicolas Jackson’s injury.
Chelsea will be without Jackson for around a couple of months after the 23-year-old sustained damage to his hamstring in the Blues’ 2-1 win against West Ham United at the start of February.
Even before his injury, though, there were signs that the club needed to bring in a new striker, with the Senegal international going on a run of eight Premier League games without scoring.
According to TBR Football, Napoli are open to doing a swap deal for Osimhen in the summer, presenting Chelsea with a real opportunity to do some great business. With that in mind, here are two players The Chelsea Chronicle thinks the Blues should be offering to Napoli.
Ben Chilwell
If you are Chelsea, then the first place to start is probably with Ben Chilwell. The defender is not part of Maresca’s plans and is on massive wages at Stamford Bridge.
He only made one appearance under the Chelsea boss before his loan move to Crystal Palace. Some of Oliver Glasner’s recent comments on his winter signing suggest that Chilwell could have actually been a good fit for Maresca, but it is unlikely that supporters will ever find out.
With the Italian clearly having no use for Chilwell, offering him to Napoli in a potential swap deal for Osimhen makes a lot of sense. Utilising wing-backs in the past, a role that the £50m England international is extremely effective in, it may be something that Antonio Conte is open to.
Joao Felix
Like Chilwell, Joao Felix is another Chelsea player who may have had more to offer this season.
After being allowed to join AC Milan on loan, though, his Chelsea career now looks to be over. It is already being reported that Chelsea could sell Felix to Milan before the end of June.
With the Blues prepared to let him go, then, it makes sense to see if Napoli would be interested in accepting the Portuguese forward in some kind of proposal for Osimhen.
What happens exactly with Felix and Chilwell is not quite clear yet, but one thing certainly is: Chelsea need another centre-forward.
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