Napoli Director Keeps Door Open for Osimhen's Possible January Transfer to Chelsea

The striker was heavily rumored to be heading to West London, but the deal fell through. Instead, he secured a last-minute loan move to Galatasaray, where he has already made an impact with two goals and three assists in just four appearances.

Osimhen’s £109m release clause, which no club was willing to pay in the summer, is no longer active and it is reported that his price has since been cut to around £68m.

Reports from Corriere dello Sport state that the Nigerian forward is still adamant on joining the Blues.

Meluso spoke on the striker’s move to Turkey and how a deal with Chelsea could be reached as the Italian club look to sell a player who is no longer part if their plans.

“It was a last-minute solution so he would not lose the first three months of the season,” Meluso said during the Palermo Football Conference. “We will see in January.” 

The Napoli director added: “He no longer wanted to be part of the first-team. 

“He had received an important offer even before I arrived at Napoli, but (Napoli chairman) Aurelio De Laurentiis didn’t consider it because he thought about the club’s good. 

“He may have made wrong decisions but did them to keep Napoli competitive.”