Chelsea target Victor Osimhen is ‘King of Naples’ who endured heartbreak, idolises Didier Drogba and could now break transfer record

Victor Osimhen is among the very best demonstrators in globe football, and also after leading Napoli to the Serie A title, he might be up for grabs.

The Nigerian onward confirmed his well worth throughout the 2022/23 period and also drove his side to their very first Scudetto because 1990.

Naturally, there is a lot of passion in the demonstrator, with Manchester United and also Bayern Munich eager, however it is Chelsea that blaze a trail.

After racking up simply 38 Premier Organization objectives in 2015, Mauricio Pochettino‘‘ s guys are hopeless for an elite onward to lead the line, and also Osimhen ticks packages.

He racked up 31 objectives in 39 looks last period and also might be readied to control globe football.

The 24-year-old was birthed in Lagos, Nigeria and also sustained a hard childhood years.

When he was extremely young, he shed his mommy prior to his dad was gotten rid of from his work, requiring Osimhen and also his brother or sisters out onto the roads to offer products.

Yet his love of football supplied a retreat and also matured idolising fellow African onward Didier Drogba.

Talking To France Football in 2019 concerning his childhood years, Osimhen claimed: “It was extremely difficult for our family members. My bro marketed sporting activities papers, my sis, oranges in the road, and also me, mineral water in Lagos in the center of the website traffic.

” Component of my life has actually been a battle to make it through. Yet that’s all I am today ultimately. It’s difficult to identify all that however each occasion has actually produced my individuality.”

Whenever he could, Osimhen enjoyed Chelsea and also Drogba and also started playing football on the roads up until Ultimate Strikers Academy broke him up.

At simply 15, he was phoned to Nigeria’s Under-17s Globe Mug team and also aided the young Super Eagles win it, racking up 10 objectives.

Drogba also tweeted concerning him, which blew his mind.

He claimed: “I was shocked. I never believed someone like Didier Drogba would tweet those words to a young aspiring striker. It gave me a whole new motivation to succeed.”

Leading European clubs were interested, however he headed to the Bundesliga to bet Wolfsburg.

The demonstrator confessed this step was monetarily inspired due to the fact that he wished to sustain his family members.

He claimed: “When I checked in Wolfsburg, I really did not purchase anything for myself with my perk. I instantly purchased a home in Lagos for my dad.

“I gave money to my brothers and sisters, and today, everyone is okay in their businesses. It makes me happy to know that they have enough to eat.”

This step possibly came prematurely in Osimhen’s profession as he just made 16 elderly looks, stopping working to rating prior to being lent out and after that marketed to Belgian side RSC Charleroi.

Below he racked up 20 objectives and also drew in the interest of Lille, that sprayed out around ₤ 20million on the onward.

In his one period with the Ligue 1 club, Osimhen balanced an objective every 2 video games, and also once more, he was related to Europe’s most significant clubs with Napoli spending ₤ 65m to safeguard his trademark.

His very first 2 years were a little bit of a battle because of numerous injuries, however he still took care of to rack up 28 objectives in 54 looks.

Yet the last project was unmatched as he stayed clear of any kind of severe troubles and also confirmed he might rack up from all angles.

The Nigerian worldwide was hailed as the ‘‘ King of Naples ‘ after assisting Napoli win Serie A, while the club’s proprietor, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has actually put a monstrous ₤ 155m cost on him.

So if Chelsea were to attempt and also bring the demonstrator to west London, they would certainly need to damage the Premier Organization’s transfer document of ₤ 106.5 m, which they spent for Enzo Fernandez previously this year.

Contrasts have actually currently been made with Drogba and also Erling Haaland.

Osimhen isn’t rather in Haaland’s organization of goalscoring, however he mores than happy to tackle the difficulty.

Mentioning Haaland, he claimed: “He is one of the best of his generation so to be compared with him – and considered one of the best strikers in the world – only inspires me to do more.”

Osimhen’s very early life was difficult and also he managed broken heart, however the future is unbelievably intense.

If Chelsea were to in some way draw this bargain off in advance of their competitors, a Premier Organization title difficulty might be on.