Chelsea Target Nigerian Striker As Potential Alternative To Osimhen

Chelsea could look to Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface as a potential alternative to compatriot Victor Osimhen.

The Blues are in the market for a striker as Senegalese international, Nicolas Jackson, has not yet had the desired impact at London club.

Chelsea are therefore looking to once again dive into the transfer market with Osimhen their priority target for that position.

But the Blues will face stiff competition from PSG, who appear to have listed Osimhen as the heir to Real Madrid-bound Kylian Mbappe.

So, Chelsea may have to get a bit more creative with their targets and it appears that they have already identified one potential new striker option.

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Already reported by BILD several days ago, the German outlet’s chief transfer expert Christian Falk has now reiterated that Chelsea are keeping tabs on Boniface.

“Nicolas Jackson has not yet managed to solve the striker problem at Chelsea,” Falk told CaughtOffside.

“Someone else could do that in the future: Victor Boniface, [he] came from Saint-Gilloise in 2023 for €16m…Contract until 2028. Current market value €40m. Chelsea are tempting, but Bayer don’t want to sell him.”