Chelsea have a perfect transfer gift for Victor Osimhen after £62.5m deal

Chelsea are continuing to be linked with a move for Victor Osimhen as the January transfer window moves ever closer.

The Blues have been credited with an interest in signing Osimhen for several transfer windows and made an attempt to bring the striker to Stamford Bridge last summer.

Osimhen and Napoli decided to part ways earlier this year, which led to the striker eventually completing a loan move to Galatasaray.

As part of the deal, there is reported to be a break clause that could be activated if an offer is made during the January transfer window. However, only 10 clubs are rumoured to be on the list of teams that could activate the clause, with Chelsea said to be one of them.

The move to Galatasaray also saw Osimhen reportedly have his release clause lowered from more than £100million to around £62.5million. It remains to be seen, though, if Chelsea will look to try and sign the Nigeria international when the transfer window reopens in the New Year.

Since moving to Turkey, Osimhen has scored eight goals with four assists across nine appearances for Galatasaray and continues to be linked with a transfer to a new club in January, with Chelsea mentioned as a potential destination.

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Should the Blues try to sign Osimhen in the New Year, there are several squad number options that could be given to the striker. Namely, the No.9 shirt is available to new signings, having previously been worn by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang until the end of the 2022/23 season.

There are several other options that Chelsea could choose to give Osimhen as his squad number should a move to Stamford Bridge happen. Here, football.london takes a look at the current squad number list and those available to new signings.

1 - Robert Sanchez

2 - Axel Disasi

3 - Marc Cucurella

4 - Tosin Adarabioyo

5 - Benoit Badiashile

6 - Levi Colwill

7 - Pedro Neto

8 - Enzo Fernandez

9 - AVAILABLE

10 - Mykhailo Mudryk

11 - Noni Madueke

12 - Filip Jorgensen

13 - Marcus Bettinelli

14 - Joao Felix

15 - Nicolas Jackson

16 - AVAILABLE

17 - Carney Chukwuemeka

18 - Christopher Nkunku

19 - Jadon Sancho

20 - Cole Palmer

21 - Ben Chilwell

22 - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

23 - AVAILABLE

24 - Reece James

25 - Moises Caicedo

26 - AVAILABLE

27 - Malo Gusto

28 - AVAILABLE

29 - Wesley Fofana

30 - AVAILABLE

31 - Cesare Casadei

32-35 - AVAILABLE

36 - Deivid Washington

37 - AVAILABLE

38 - Marc Guiu

39 - AVAILABLE

40 - Renato Veiga

41-44 - AVAILABLE

45 - Romeo Lavia

46 - AVAILABLE

47 - Lucas Bergstrom