The summer transfer window has closed for Europe’s top leagues, but there are still moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
TOP STORY: Madrid looking at Osimhen
Real Madrid are keeping tabs on Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, whose future in Serie A is uncertain, according to the Daily Mail.
This comes with Los Blancos still looking to sign a No. 9 following Karim Benzema‘s move to Al Ittihad in the summer.
Even so, Saudi Arabian clubs are expected to lead the chase for Osimhen if the 24-year-old pushes for a move away from Gli Azzurri in January.
Osimhen appears all but certain to leave Naples after the club made the bizarre decision to post a video on TikTok mocking the star striker. His agent Robert Calenda slammed the move, saying the video caused “very serious damage to the player” and that he “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club. Osimhen has since deleted almost all pictures of himself in the team’s shirt from his social media accounts.
Chelsea are also interested in Osimhen, although any move could be made more complicated by the incentivised wage structure that was brought to Stamford Bridge by American owner Todd Boehly.
Osimhen, who scored in Napoli’s 4-1 win over Udinese on Wednesday, has a contract with the Serie A champions until 2025 and the report says that a high transfer fee — somewhere in the region of £150 million — will be required if Napoli are to talk terms.
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