Osimhen is Madrid’s “Plan C” alternative to Mbappe and Haaland, Arsenal and Chelsea are also very keen

.Real Madrid are expected to have a very big 2024 summer transfer window. Alphonso Davies is wanted as the club’s new starting left-back, and talks are expected with Bayern Munich over the coming months.

However, the big move is expected to be on the striker front. There is no top-level number nine at the club currently, as a result of Karim Benzema’s departure to Al-Ittihad during the summer. That is likely to change for next season, although it remains to be seen who is targeted.

Kylian Mbappe has been heavily linked, and with his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expiring at the end of the season, Real Madrid would avoid paying any transfer fee. However, he’s not an out-and-out number nine, but Erling Haaland is, and he is also said to be a target for Los Blancos.

There’s no guarantee that Real Madrid will be able to sign either player and as such, Sport has reported that Napoli’s Victor Osimhen is a “Plan C” option for next summer. The Nigerian would be an excellent addition, should he be the one that is sought after.

It will be very interesting to see who Real Madrid go for. Either Haaland or Osimhen would be a better stylistic fit, but both would be very expensive, whereas Mbappe wouldn’t cost a penny.

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Arsenal has several options in attack, with the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, Eddie Nketiah, and Kai Havertz all operating through the middle this term. However, none of those players are as prolific as Osimhen, who netted 26 times in the Serie A last season.

It remains to be seen whether or not a move will materialise for the former Lille frontman, who will likely have a host of other top European sides chasing his signature, one being Chelsea. The Blues certainly hold an interest in the Napoli center-forward ahead of the January transfer window.

And ESPN pundit Frank Leboeuf and former Chelsea star thinks  Osimhen would be the ideal addition to Mauricio Pochettino’s side. However, he’s suggested that the player himself could reject the move. When asked who he would sign for Chelsea, Leboeuf told ESPN: “Osimhen would be a very good target.

“Before trying to sell players to buy a striker, you have to make a list of available strikers and strikers who are willing to come. I’m not sure you’re going to find anybody.”