Chelsea could use Christian Pulisic or Romelu Lukaku in a swap deal to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen this summer.

Osimhen has been named as one of the club's primary targets. The London giants are set to sign a headline striker in the upcoming transfer window.

The Daily Mail believes that even though Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has stated that the Serie A team is not for sale, they will cave if they receive a bid of £130 million.

According to the source, Chelsea may try to negotiate a player-plus-cash trade for Osimhen with Lukaku or Pulisic going to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

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Chelsea have lacked a regular goalscoring threat this campaign. They have netted just 34 goals from as many games. Kai Havertz has been the top-scorer with just 7 goals.

Hence, they must find a solution and Osimhen could be the answer to their problems. The Nigerian has netted 28 goals from just 35 appearances for Napoli this season.

He would be a huge upgrade on the likes of Havertz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but the big question mark is whether they can finalise terms with him and Napoli.

Chelsea have had a poor league season and they are currently 11th in the table with only 42 points on the board.

It is clear that they won’t be playing any form of European football and this could act as a potential stumbling block in convincing the 24-year-old to move to Stamford Bridge.

Meanwhile, Napoli could also resist the prospect of accepting a part-exchange deal for Osimhen despite their reported interest in signing Pulisic from the west Londoners.

Osimhen has two years remaining in his Napoli contract and knowing De Laurentiis’ tough negotiating skills, he could decide to keep the striker if the asking price is not met.

De Laurentiis previously resisted the temptation to sell Kalidou Koulibaly in his prime. He offloaded him to Chelsea last summer after he entered the last year of his contract.

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