Chelsea and PSG transfer targets have dropped from the club as uncertainty over the future continues

Victor Osimhen was left out of Napoli's matchday squad at the weekend as he plans to move away from the Serie A side.

The Nigerian was a key player as the Partenopei won the 2022/23 Italian title but the club struggled to defend in the following campaign, finishing in tenth place as Rudi Garcia, Walter Mazzarri and Francesco Calzona were all given spells in charge.

Napoli faced Albanian side Egnatia on Sunday night but there was no place in Osimhen's squad. Instead, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Matteo Politano, Giovanni Simeone and Cyril Ngonge scored in a 4-0 victory.

What the omission means for Osimhen's future is unclear. Fabrizio Romano reports that the 25-year-old wants to leave this summer, with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain named as two possible destinations.

However, Napoli's talks with PSG have hit a dead end, with the Blues unwilling to pay the €130m (£110m) release clause to sign him.

Napoli are interested in Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku and are open to including him in talks with Osimhen, according to Osimhen. The guard.

Belgium international Lukaku, who was playing for his country at Euro 2024 in the summer, has spent the past two seasons in Italy on loan to Inter and Roma, after falling out of favor at Stamford Bridge soon after his return in 2021.

The former Manchester United striker still has two more years left on his contract with Chelsea but is determined to reunite with Antonio Conte, who has taken over at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in his first job since leaving Tottenham Hotspur.

Should Chelsea make progress in their talks with Napoli over Osimhen, the striker could form an attacking partnership with Cole Palmer, who has scored 22 goals in the 2023/24 Premier League campaign.

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