Chelsea ready to splash £100m on Drogba crazy Osimhen

Chelsea have strengthened their squad significantly since the arrival of the new owners but they are still lacking a reliable goal scorer in the side.

A report from Football Insider claims that Graham Potter wants to sign a quality striker at the end of the season and Chelsea are prepared to spend £100 million on the Super Eagles and Napoli star Victor Osimhen.

The 24-year-old Nigerian striker is a top priority target for Chelsea and it will be interesting to see if they can convince the Italian club to part with him.

The 24-year-old has been in exceptional form this season scoring 25 goals across all competitions.

Osimhen is undoubtedly one of the best young strikers in Europe and he could prove to be a quality acquisition. He could transform Chelsea in the final third and turn them into genuine contenders next season.

Osimhen has helped Napoli climb to the top of the Italian league table this season and he has helped them reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League as well.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are unlikely to secure Champions League qualification next season and they are currently 10th in the league table. It remains to be seen whether a player like Osimhen is prepared to join a club without Champions League football next season.

The player has been linked with clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal as well. The two clubs are likely to be able to offer him Champions League football next season.

But the lure to play in a club where his hero Didier Drogba once played may persuade Osimhen to sign for Chelsea.

Asked whether he saw himself as the Didier Drogba, who represented Ivory Coast for more than a decade, Osimhen told TV broadcaster PSL: "I have huge belief that I have even more to give than I am doing now, and I think it's a process so I'm really working so hard towards this and to be able to do what Didier Drogba has done for his country and do the same for the Super Eagles.

"And I'm really working so hard, we have a great squad, I think with the help of my teammates I can really be at that level." The 24-year-old added he is yet to meet his inspiration, but is looking forward to the day he is able to do so.

"Yeah of course, I'm looking forward to meeting him one day, I haven't met him yet," he added. Osimhen previously spoke about how he idolised Drogba, who became one of the most revered African strikers in history, growing up.

"My childhood idol is Didier Drogba," he told NFF TV. "When I scored against Chelsea. The feeling because I know a lot of my friends that are Chelsea fans and before the game they messaged that they don't care if Chelsea beat Lille 5-1 or 5-2 as long as I score.

"They wanted me to actualise my dream and that’s one of the best moments in my career."