Chelsea consider Osimhen loan and Gallagher sale with Atlético

Chelsea are discussing a loan for Victor Osimhen from Napoli and a sell of Conor Gallagher to Atlético Madrid.

Osimhen is reportedly interested in joining Stamford Bridge, and Napoli is negotiating a three-year contract for Romelu Lukaku. Paris Saint-Germain were the frontrunners to sign the 25-year-old, but they haven’t agreed on a fee.

Napoli is negotiating a three-year contract for Romelu Lukaku.

Napoli’s president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has set a €130m (£110m) release clause for Osimhen, who has trained separately from Antonio Conte’s group and has not played in pre-season.

Chelsea sources have stated they will not pay his release clause, although they may have considered loaning Osimhen with an option to buy at the end of the season.

Lukaku, who returns to Chelsea’s Cobham training base this week after two loan spells at Inter and Roma, may be key to a move for Osimhen. After agreeing to personal terms with Napoli, the Belgium striker has two years left on his club-record £97.5m contract from 2021. Chelsea previously demanded £30m.

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Chelsea may sell Gallagher to Atlético, who have offered €40m (£33.7m) for the England midfielder.

Even though the school product has less than a year on his deal, Chelsea had hoped to fetch £50m earlier in the summer amid interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham.

Gallagher may leave Chelsea on a free next summer if the conditions do not match his needs, although he is said to be willing to stay.

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Chelsea are looking to trade Trevoh Chalobah after leaving him out of their US tour squad, while Filip Jorgensen, the goalkeeper from Villarreal, has finished his physical and will join for €24m (£20.2m).

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