Chelsea and Arsenal blow as Victor Osimhen ‘chooses next team’ and will wait until end of transfer window for dream move

VICTOR OSIMHEN is tipped to reject Chelsea and Arsenal - so he can wait up to two weeks for his dream move.

The Napoli striker has a £100million-plus release clause in a contract expiring in June 2026.

2

And Premier League giants have shown the strongest interest in the Nigerian over the past two seasons.

Manchester United were linked with the 25-year-old at one stage.

But Paris Saint-Germain have stepped up their hunt over the summer.

And it's claimed the battle for his signature is now between just three clubs - Chelsea, Arsenal and the French giants.

READ MORE IN FOOTBALL

schar attack

Schar sent off for headbutt as Newcastle suffer disastrous opening day

BUMPER DEAL

Get £2 free bet every week in August when you bet on Premier League winner

Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg believes PSG would have to offload a big-name attacker before they could lure Osimhen.

Portugal star Goncalo Ramos and Randal Kolo Muani are the two main players on that list.

And Plettenberg reckons Osimhen has not only set his heart on joining PSG, he is also prepared to hold on until the eleventh hour of the transfer window to seal a deal.

Chelsea's faltering hopes to sign the goal-getter have been matched by their frustration at failing to permanently move out 31-year-old frontman Romelu Lukaku.

Most read in Football

BRAVE RU WORLD

Man Utd legend Ruud van Nistelrooy set to be named Leicester manager

EUR IN FOR A TREAT

Reds STORM past Real as Villa are denied late winner in Juventus clash

LIGHTS OUT

Portsmouth vs Millwall POSTPONED as power cut plunges stadium into darkness

RUB IT BETTER

Amorim bizarrely slaps Utd stars in training as fans joke he'll injure Shaw

FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS

2

And whatever happens, Osimhen is said to be determined to leave Napoli.

The ex-Lille ace might fancy the idea of succeeding Kylian Mbappe as PSG's main man.

Mbappe netted emphatically on his Real Madrid debut on Wednesday as the Spaniards won the Uefa Super Cup with a 2-0 victory over Atalanta.

Osimhen notched 41 goals in 57 matches over the last two seasons in Serie A.

Changes to the Premier League for 2024/25

NOTHING stays the same forever.

And that includes the Premier League, which is making a number of tweaks this season.

Team news will now be released 75 MINUTES before kick-off, 15 minutes earlier than had been the case before.

Things could get crowded on the touchline, with the number of substitutes permitted to warm-up boosted from three players per team to FIVE.

There's also a change to how added time is calculated when a team scores a goal, an update to the 'multiball' system and the introduction of semi-automated offsides - but not straight away.

Go here to read about all the changes to the Premier League for 2024/25.