Chelsea target Victor Osimhen is likely to join Al Ahli and leave Napoli in a £67.3 million deal. Saudi Arabian club agrees to a four-year contract with a striker for roughly £33.6 million per season. Chelsea had been watching the Nigeria international all summer and were ready to sign him on loan with a buy-out clause.

The former Lille striker will have an Al Ahli physical on Friday and will join the club that Napoli wanted him to join the most. The Saudi Pro League window expires on Monday, and Napoli has already replaced Osimhen with Romelu Lukaku, who signed from Chelsea on Thursday. Before consenting to the Saudi transfer, Osimhen's agent Roberto Calenda stressed that "he still has so much to do in Europe" - a comment that looked to give Chelsea every opportunity to make an acceptable offer. However, the west London club has fallen far short of Osimhen's expectations, as Chelsea needs him to fit under their new salary structure.