Amid reports that several EPL clubs are in the race of signing Napoli striker Victor Osimhen in the summer, former Super Eagles international Victor Ikpeba has urged the Nigerian to boycott Chelsea.
Chelsea currently in search of a striker to help cushion their abysmal run of form in front of goal was identified to be in the frontrunner of securing the services of Osimhen even if it means breaking a club record; conflictingly, Ikpeba is against Osimhen moving to the London club.
According to Ikpeba, Chelsea is currently in crisis, hence a toxic environment for bolstering young footballers like Osimhen.
"I don’t really know if a Premier League club or even Real Madrid will want to spend £100million for an African player, because Victor Osimhen is worth more than that," Ikpeba was quoted by FootballLive.
“But the decision is left to him and his team, whether it’s Chelsea, Liverpool or Man United, when the offer comes to him, it boils down to the player and his team to decide where to go.”
“Let’s also not forget that Romelu Lukaku is on loan and Chelsea is currently a toxic environment. For me he should just focus on the now and forget about where he wants to go to next season because he is really doing well at Napoli and the season is still far.”
-NPFLUpdates