Chelsea are really leaving it late to land a striker in the current transfer window, and if their bid to sign Victor Osimhen fails, they could end up with an injury-prone replacement.
At the time of writing, it is understood that Saudi Pro League club Al Ahli have not only agreed a deal with Napoli for Osimhen, and are only awaiting approval for the player, but have also agreed a agreement with Ivan Toney of Brentford.
They’re clearly hedging their bets, but they’ve hedged regardless.
Calvert-Lewin to Chelsea if Osimhen deal falls through
It is unclear at this stage whether the Blues can afford Osimhen or Toney due to financial fair play, and on that basis, according to Football transfersare monitoring the Dominic Calvert-Lewin situation along with Arsenal.
In the past three seasons alone, the 27-year-old Everton hitman has suffered a broken toe, a broken cheekbone, four hamstring injuries, a knee injury, general fitness and has been ill. transfer market.
That’s not the best CV for a striker who would be expected to be the main man at Stamford Bridge and hit the ground running.
Not to mention the Chelsea faithful will already be expecting to be disappointed if they’ve lost Osimhen and seen him replaced by Calvert-Lewin, with respect.
The Gunners could still pip Chelsea at the post given their need for a striker is as acute as the west Londoners’.
Calvert-Lewin has just one year left on his contract and appears reluctant to sign a new deal at Everton, so could prove to be a low-cost option that Mikel Arteta will believe he can improve on.
Until the 11pm deadline on Friday night, anything can happen, and fans of both Chelsea and Arsenal will be waiting to find out if either of them have secured a deal in time.
