Chelsea To Pay Osimhen ‘N5 Billion’ Yearly Salary

English Premier League giants, Chelsea, are reportedly ready to double Victor Osimhen’s current salary at Napoli as they hope to lure tothe Nigerian to Stamford Bridge, with Manchester United and Tottenham also interested in signing the in-form striker.

According to CalcioMercato, Todd Boehly is ready to break the bank once again to sign one of football’s most exciting talents in Serie A’s leading goalscorer this season, with Osimhen leading Napoli’s charge for a first Scudetto title this century with 19 goals in 21 league games.

Osimhen is Napoli’s second-highest earner with a salary of €104,808 (N51m) weekly and €419,232 (N204m) monthly. In total, he earns €5m (N2.5bn) annually at the title-chasing Italian side.

If the report from CalcioMercato is anything to go by, the striker will pocket the sum of N5bn annually if he agrees to join the Blues.