Transfer expert names two players Chelsea could use as makeweights in proposed deal for Osimhen

Italian transfer market expert Rudy Galetti has named Cesare Casadei and Ivory Coast international David Fofana, as the two players Chelsea could use as makeweights in the proposed deal with Napoli for Victor Osimhen.

As reported by Gianluca di Marzio recently, the Blues are willing to offer Romelu Lukaku and a young player to Napoli, in a bid to reduce Osimhen's valuation.

It is now being suggested that Casadei or Fofana might be used as the sacrificial lamb by the Blues to secure the signing of the 2022/2023 Serie A top scorer.

Casadei joined the London side in the summer of 2022, but has made just 10 appearances for the club, with all being a substitute this season.

The Italy youth international spent last season on loan with Reading and was at Leicester City on another loan deal earlier on in the campaign but got recalled in January.

Likewise, Fofana has found game time a rarity at Stamford Bridge and is currently on a loan deal with Burnley, with his future looking uncertain at the moment.

This might have inform Galetti's position that the two youngsters might be offered to Napoli in the negotiation for Osimhen's.

"As for the transfer chapter, Chelsea want Victor Osimhen, who will leave Napoli at the end of the season, more and more. " he told AreaNapoli via Sport Witness.

"The Blues want to negotiate the terms of the release clause and it cannot be ruled out that the English club will try to include players such as Casadei or David Fofana in the negotiation to lower the price, although Napoli are not open to negotiating the price and are only asking for cash.

"With Victor a personal agreement is not so far away and the parties will continue talking in the coming."

With PSG also lurking around, it is no surprise to see the two-time European champions planing a way to get their long-term target.

Abdulkareem Abdulhamid

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