Saudi Club Deal Chelsea Another Blow After Agreeing Deal to Sign Osimhen’s Striking Partner

Saudi Club Deal Chelsea Another Blow After Agreeing Deal to Sign Osimhen’s Striking Partner

  • Chelsea could lose out on their two transfer deadline day targets, including Victor Osimhen
  • Saudi Pro League club and defending champions Al-Ahli have reached an agreement for the transfer one of their two targets
  • Victor Osimhen is yet to get a green light to Saudi Arabia as negotiations with Chelsea continue

Chelsea would have to do something extraordinary if they were to land one of their striker targets on the summer transfer deadline day after a Saudi club moved ahead of them.

Victor Osimhen is Chelsea’s main transfer target this summer as they hope to sign an upgrade on Nicolas Jackson, who scored 14 Premier League goals last season.

Ivan Toney is set to leave Brentford and join Saudi club Al-Ahli.
Saudi club Al-Ahli have agreed a deal with Brentford for Ivan Toney. Photo by Vince Mignott.
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The club has other strikers as backups if they fail to get their primary target, including Brentford striker Ivan Toney and Aston Villa’s young forward Jhon Duran.

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A major report from Sky Sports this morning reported that Al-Ahli have reached a club-to-club agreement with Napoli for Osimhen worth between €75-80m, including add-ons.

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The report also noted that the Nigerian striker has an agreement with the Jeddah-based club on personal terms with wages up to €160 million for four years.

The Super Eagles striker has yet to give a final go-ahead to the move as he continues negotiation with the Premier League club, which hopes to strike an agreement on the deadline day.

The Athletic reported the Saudi club have also reached an agreement on personal terms with Ivan Toney, and this morning, they struck a deal worth £36 million with Brentford.

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There were initial concerns that Chelsea could miss out on both, but Fabrizio Romano clarified that the Middle East club would only sign one of the two.

Nigerian players hopeful of moves

Legit.ng reported on four Nigerian players who could change clubs before the summer transfer window deadline day on August 30, including Victor Osimhen.

The reigning African Footballer of the Year and the most sought-after forward in the world is still hopeful of leaving Napoli, with Saudi Arabia and Chelsea two of the likely destinations.

Source: Legit.ng

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Elijah Odetokun (Sports Editor) Elijah Odetokun is a Nigerian sports editor at Legit NG. He has four years of working experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria (August 2020 - September 2020), OmaSports (December 2020 - June 2021), El Futbolero (July 2021; September 2021- November 2021), and Sports Brief (November 2022 - July 2024). He is a press conference and interview specialist and has attended trainings held by Reuters, AIPS, and FIJ. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture (2021) from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Reach me via elijah.odetokun@sportsbrief.com