Chelsea could spend over £100m apiece on two team-mates as Blues draw up shortlist
Chelsea are reportedly looking to seal two transfers which could set them back over £200million in total.
Chelsea are reportedly lining up a mega double transfer deal which could land them one of Europe's most devastating attacking partnerships, but Todd Boehly may have to dig deep into his pockets to fund it. Reports suggest the Blues are tracking Napoli duo Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, who could each cost over £100million as Mauricio Pochettino looks to strengthen his squad.
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Pochettino has already made it clear he wants to sign a striker with a different profile and the Argentinian has demanded more goals from his attacking midfielders after a slow start to the campaign.
That is despite the fact Chelsea have already spent £420m on players since Pochettino was hired, taking into account the departures of 17 players in the summer transfer window.
However, reports suggest Chelsea are hoping to secure the signatures of both players, which would represent a major coup for Pochettino and billionaire owner Boehly. ESPN claim that Chelsea have 'joined the list' of clubs queueing for Kvaratskhelia, who has been locked in talks with Napoli over a new contract.
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Kvaratskhelia, 22, has proved to be a bargain signing after costing £10m from Georgian club Dinamo Batumi 18 months ago, scoring 14 times and registering 17 assists as the Partenopei won the Serie A by some distance.
A large chunk of the goals he provided last season were for Osimhen, who has been on Chelsea's radar ever since he moved to Italy, as the pair tore apart opposition defences last season.
Napoli are almost certain to resist offers for Kvaratskhelia given his contract is not due to expire until June 2027, and the Georgia international is expected to extend his deal which would include a bumper pay rise after his nomination for the Ballon d'Or.
The club value him in excess of £87m (€100m) and it would likely take an offer of more than £100m to convince president Aurelio De Laurentiis due to his reputation as a tough negotiator.
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He has shown in the past that he is unwilling to budge on his inflated prices in the cases of Kalidou Koulibaly and Edinson Cavani, and he is likely to take a similar position with Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia.
But Osimhen's deal is yet to be signed and he has stalled over penning fresh terms after a row with the club over a bizarre social media post from a staff member mocking him was posted on the club's channels. The Nigerian will be aware of interest from England in signing him, with Liverpool and Manchester United both being heavily linked.
The 24-year-old is at the top of Chelsea's four-man shortlist to sign a new striker, with Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins and Benjamin Sesko also interesting the west London club.
Napoli would again insist on a club-record sale for Osimhen as a reflection of his indispensable squad status at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and that could force Chelsea to pay over £100m to acquire the striker.