Chelsea to negotiate deals for Osimhen, Lukaku separately

Chelsea are seeking to negotiate separate deals for Victor Osimhen and Romelu Lukaku.

The Blues aim to sell Lukaku to Napoli while securing Osimhen from the Serie A club.

Although they initially explored a swap deal involving both strikers, those discussions have not progressed significantly.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea will now work on the two players as different transfers.

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Romano wrote on X: “Understand Chelsea see Romelu Lukaku and Victor Osimhen as separate deals.

“No negotiations over swap; Chelsea are focused now on selling Lukaku on permanent deal.

“Napoli are on it with personal terms agreed, talks ongoing with Chelsea as only open to permanent sale.”