Chelsea waiting on Victor Osimhen contract decision
Chelsea are waiting to see whether or not Victor Osimhen will sign a new contract with Napoli in the coming weeks, 90min understands. The reigning Serie A champions have been trying to hammer out fresh terms with Osimhen for most of 2023 and were close to reaching an agreement earlier this summer. But issues have arisen in recent weeks, to the point that a new contract would now need to offer a significant wage hike and include a release clause. Osimhen and his representatives are yet to make a decision over whether to stay, and the recent TikTok incident, which saw Napoli’s own social team mock the striker for missing a penalty, has only complicated matters between the player and club. Napoli publicly revealed their confidence that Osimhen will sign earlier this week, with president Aurelio de Laurentiis remarking: "There are no problems for Osimhen's contract extension. All the players are always happy at Napoli. The problems arrive when they leave: these players can no ...