Former Chelsea midfielder Gianfranco Zola has expressed his belief that Victor Osimhen would be a perfect acquisition for the Blues.
The Blues, eyeing strategic enhancements to their offensive lineup, are closely monitoring the developments surrounding the Nigerian forward.
The speculation surrounding Chelsea’s interest in the Nigerian international has intensified, with sources indicating the West London club’s keen pursuit of the talented striker.
Amidst the club’s quest for attacking reinforcements, Zola asserted that Osimhen’s potential addition to the Chelsea squad would prove to be highly beneficial.
“I rate him as one of the top strikers around at the moment, for his energy, for his ability to score and also play with the opposition. I’m sure he can be a success in the Premier League as well for sure,” Zola told Obionepodcast.
“Of course the way, you know for what I see with Chelsea I think a player with this quality will do very well. He will change a lot of things for Chelsea to the positive in my opinion but again as I said I truly believe that it was a right thing to stay again one more year with Napoli.”
“He has done extremely well but what is more important is to confirm what you’ve done the previous year. After you’ve done so well you are tested mentally and with a character, you need to confirm and do even better. I think it will be a good test for him.”
Osimhen was top scorer in Serie A last season with 26 goals from 32 league appearances.
The 26-year-old was recently voted the best player in Italy after guilding the Partenopei to the title last season.
