Chelsea Targets Two Strikers at Once, Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney

The frontliner of the Nigerian national team currently playing at Napoli, Victor Osimhen, is the target of Premier League club Chelsea. (Twitter/@victorosimhen9)

JAKARTA – The sluggish front line at the start of the season means Chelsea is said to be making a breakthrough in the winter transfer market. It is claimed that the Blues want to bring in two strikers at once, Victor Osimhen from Napoli and Ivan Toney from Brentford.

Mauricio Pochettino initiated a major overhaul of his front line in his first few weeks at the club. He brought Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson and Deivid Washington to Stamford Bridge for his debut season.

Unfortunately, Nkunku was unable to make his debut in the Premier League after suffering a serious knee injury. Meanwhile, Jackson has only scored one goal in the league for the West London giants so far.

In addition, the former Villarreal player – who has been criticized for squandering a number of golden opportunities – has collected five yellow cards this season and will serve a suspension for Tuesday's (3/10) WIB West London derby against Fulham, where Chelsea are at risk of failing to score. goal for the fourth consecutive match in the Premier League.

Pochettino has hinted that his side will try to strengthen their front line in January, and according to The Guardian, both Osimhen and Toney are on the Blues' winter transfer list.

Chelsea were reportedly one of several clubs interested in signing Osimhen in the summer, but Napoli managed to retain the services of the Nigerian, who scored 26 goals in Serie A on his way to the title last season.

However, Osimhen's future with I Partenopei has recently been thrown into doubt again following a social media scandal, where the official Napoli TikTok account posted two separate videos that appeared to mock the player.

On the other hand, Toney has served half of his eight-month ban for gambling, and he has been given the green light to rejoin Brentford training before returning to competitive action in January.

However, Chelsea's efforts to obtain the services of Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney will not be easy. This is because Saudi Arabian clubs are reportedly also interested in Osimhen, while Toney is also being targeted by fellow Premier League club Arsenal.