Chelsea scrambling to sign Victor Osimhen on Deadline Day as Al-Ahli agree £67m fee | OneFootball

The Napoli striker has been offered £600,000 a week to move to Saudi

Chelsea face a late scramble to sign Victor Osimhen after Al-Ahli agreed a deal with Napoli for the striker.

Osimhen has been a top transfer target for Chelsea ahead on Friday’s deadline.

But, according to Sky Italia, Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli have agreed to pay around £67million plus add-ons to sign him.

Osimhen is said to have been offered a four-year contract worth in the region of £600,000-a-week, leaving Chelsea with a fight to secure a deal for the Nigeria international.

Chelsea have made signing a new No9 their priority on deadline day and missing out on Osimhen would be a blow.

He has scored 76 goals in 133 games for Napoli and was the top scorer in Serie A two seasons ago.

The 25-year-old has been linked with Arsenal, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain this summer, but Al-Ahli are now the favourites to sign him.

Chelsea could also miss out on Ivan Toney to a Saudi side

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Chelsea could be forced to look elsewhere for attacking reinforcements and they have also expressed an interest in Brentford striker Ivan Toney.

But Toney, who is into the final year of his contract at Brentford, is also said to be closing in on a move to Saudi Arabia.

The England international has not played for the Bees this season due to the uncertainty around his future.