Napoli are reportedly prepared to sell Victor Osimhen in 2025, if their asking price is met, with Chelsea still linked to the Nigeria international.
The Blues were heavily tipped for a move on the 25-year-old ahead of the 2024/25 Premier League season but no formal offer materialised.
With Napoli determined to offload Osimhen, as his relationship with the club's hierarchy deteriorated, he completed a shock season-long loan move to Turkish giants Galatasaray on September 3.
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A move for Osimhen could be revisited by Enzo Maresca next year if he can convince the Blues to make a major transfer offer.
Why do Napoli want to sell Osimhen?
There are two main angles to why Napoli are keen to sell Osimhen with the club facing financial issues despite winning the Serie A title as recently as 2023.
The striker has developed a fractured link with the club in the last 12 months, initially following deadlocked contract extension talks, and exacerbated by Napoli's official TikTok account inexplicably posting racially offensive depictions of him in a pair of deeply ill-judged attempts at viral hits.
The following apology was tentatively accepted by Osimhen and an extension was signed until 2026.
However, the situation was turned upside down in March, as club president Aurelio De Laurentiis said Osimhen would leave at the end of the season.
Victor Osimhen Napoli transfer value, contract
As part of Napoli's desperate plan to sell Osimhen in August, he openly rejected a move to Al-Ahli, despite the Saudi Pro League club being willing to pay his €130m ($143.9m) release clause in Naples.
That irked Napoli, as no offer arrived from the Premier League, before he eventually accepted a short-term move to Turkey.
As per the latest from Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport, Napoli are determined to sell Osimhen, with fresh terms set for 2025.
Avoiding a continuation of the saga, and a free transfer exit in 2026, is the key objective in Naples, with his exit clause reduced.
From the start of 2025, it will drop to €81m ($89m) and slip to €75m ($82m) at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
Chelsea will monitor the situation with interest as they aim to strike a deal closer to the latter fee.
