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Chelsea target Victor Osimhen agrees Galatasaray move
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Chelsea target Victor Osimhen agrees Galatasaray move

Chelsea target Victor Osimhen has agreed to join Galatasaray on a loan deal. The Blues worked hard to try to sign Osimhen before the English transfer window closed, but despite efforts as late as deadline day, they failed and the striker stayed put at Napoli. Napoli though have remained keen to move Osimhen on with his £160,000 a week pay packet a big burden for the Italian side to carry. They have agreed a loan deal with Turkish side Galatasaray, which will see the Istanbul outfit pick up the striker’s wages, but have needed the green light from Osimhen. Now that has come, according to Sky Italia, and Osimhen will spend the season in Turkey. He is due to now get on a plane for Turkey and then be put through his medical on Tuesday. Galatasaray will hope to see Osimhen ma...
Romelu Lukaku scores on debut as Napoli strike late to beat Parma
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Romelu Lukaku scores on debut as Napoli strike late to beat Parma

Romelu Lukaku scored on his Napoli debut to help Antonio Conte's side come from behind to beat newly promoted Parma. Lukaku completed his £38million move to Napoli from Chelsea on Thursday, having been placed in the Blues' 'bomb squad' available for sale. The Belgian completed the permanent switch to Napoli having spent the last two seasons on loan in Serie A at Inter Milan and Roma. Lukaku was reunited with former Inter Milan boss Conte at Napoli and the forward made an instant impact for the Italian coach on Saturday. The 31-year-old started the match on the bench against promoted Parma, but saw the visitors take a shock lead. Feisty Parma, who beat Milan last week, looked to be on their way to a second surprise win of the season thanks to a 19th-minute penalty from Ange-Yoan Bonny...
Chelsea ‘angered’ Victor Osimhen and blew up transfer with ‘pay cut’ request
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Chelsea ‘angered’ Victor Osimhen and blew up transfer with ‘pay cut’ request

Chelsea are said to have blown apart their efforts to sign their main striker target with a low offer. Chelsea’s low-ball wage offer is said to have angered Victor Osimhen and spoiled any potential deadline day transfer. The Blues were said to be pushing hard to land the Napoli superstar on deadline day, reportedly sending representatives to the South of Italy in an attempt to strike a deal with Napoli. The Blues are said to have proposed a loan deal with a mandatory option to buy, delaying the bulk payment in a bid to skirt Profit and Sustainability rules. That left many wondering why Napoli would turn down the deal, especially after they signed Romelu Lukaku and Al-Ahli walked away from the Osimhen deal despite having a bid accepted, ultimately deciding to sign Ivan Toney from Bren...
Lukaku lands in Italy to finalise move to Napoli and rekindle winning relationship with Conte
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Lukaku lands in Italy to finalise move to Napoli and rekindle winning relationship with Conte

Excitement is ramping up in Naples over the rekindling of the winning combination of Romelu Lukaku and Antonio Conte. Chelsea forward Lukaku landed in the Italian city on Wednesday to finalise his transfer to Napoli, and more than 100 fans greeted the Belgian international when he arrived at the club´s clinic to complete his medical. They chanted his name and he smiled as he was escorted through the crowd. A fan fell to the ground and Lukaku stopped to help him up - much to the supporter´s delight. Italian media reports that Lukaku will sign a three-year contract at Napoli, with the Serie A club paying Chelsea 30 million euros ($33 million) plus 30% of any future transfer fee. Lukaku had his two most productive seasons under Conte at Inter. The 31-year-old Lukaku has been training awa...
Paris Saint-Germain To Send Bid Tonight For Chelsea Target
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Paris Saint-Germain To Send Bid Tonight For Chelsea Target

French giants Paris Saint-Germain are set to submit a bid tonight for Chelsea-linked striker Victor Osimhen. Enzo Maresca’s side have been consistently busy in this summer’s transfer market and they are have yet to bring the shutters down with just days left in the window. The Blues do want to bring a new goal-getter in this summer and they have been linked with Napoli talisman Osimhen. The Nigerian star has been widely expected to leave Napoli this summer, but he is still at the club as the clock ticks down. Antonio Conte’s side are set to secure Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea on a permanent deal and Osimhen’s departure is more likely following that development. The Stamford Bridge outfit are interested in him, but according to French outlet PSGInside-Actus Ligue 1 giants PSG...
Lazio pay tribute to Eriksson
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Lazio pay tribute to Eriksson

Lazio on Monday paid tribute to their 1999-2000 scudetto winning coach Sven-Goran Eriksson who has died of cancer at the age of 76. ROME, ITALY - MAY 26: Former SS Lazio manager Sven-Goran Eriksson acknowledges the fans, who won the Italian Supercup, European Cup Winners Cup and Serie A during the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons during his reign as manager, prior the Serie A TIM match between SS Lazio and US Sassuolo at Stadio Olimpico on May 26, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Silvia Lore/Getty Images) "Thank you for everything you did for us, mister," the Roman club said on X. Eriksson was a "lovely man and Lazio won't forget him," Biancocelesti President Claudio Lotito said. "He wasn't just the most successful coach in Lazio's history but he was above all a man of huge integrit...
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