{"id":832914,"date":"2025-03-10T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/not-osimhen-chelsea-to-go-all-out-for-super-eagles-star-amid-arsenal-man-united-interest-report\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:12:20","slug":"not-osimhen-chelsea-to-go-all-out-for-super-eagles-star-amid-arsenal-man-united-interest-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/not-osimhen-chelsea-to-go-all-out-for-super-eagles-star-amid-arsenal-man-united-interest-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Osimhen: Chelsea to go all out for Super Eagles star amid Arsenal, Man United interest \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>English Premier League side,\u00a0 Chelsea FC, have set their sights on Nigerian forward Victor Boniface as their priority summer signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Stamford Bridge outfit are shifting focus away from Napoli-owned Victor Osimhen to bolsters their squad with his countryman\u2019s signature, despite heavy competition from Arsenal, Newcastle, and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues, in desperate need of a reliable goal scorer, were previously linked with Osimhen, but concerns over his salary demands reportedly led them to consider a more financially viable yet equally prolific alternative in Boniface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Boniface present as Chidera Ejuke\u2019s Sevilla fall to Barcelona again\" href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/boniface-present-as-chidera-ejukes-sevilla-fall-to-barcelona-again.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boniface present as Chidera Ejuke\u2019s Sevilla fall to Barcelona again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/two-nigerian-stars-europes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Osimhen, Lookman or Boniface: Two Nigerian stars among Europe\u2019s 50 most fouled players<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Can \u2018Untalented\u2019 Victor Boniface revive Super Eagles 2026 World\u00a0Cup\u00a0hopes?\" href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/victor-boniface-super-eagles-2026-world-cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can \u2018Untalented\u2019 Victor Boniface revive Super Eagles 2026 World\u00a0Cup\u00a0hopes?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although several reports have linked them back to the former LOSC Lille with a more suitable salary structure for the Super Eagles talisman, but no official statement has been made to that effect.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149245\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/victor-boniface-scores-in-leverkusen-win.html\/deutschland-fussball-bundesliga-2024-2025-20-spieltag-bayer-04-leverkusen-vs-tsg-hoffenheim-bayarena-leverkusen\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-149245\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1058439690-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Boniface scores in Bayer Leverkusen win (Photo credit: Imago)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149245\">Victor Boniface scores in Bayer Leverkusen win (Photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boniface has been in red-hot form for Bayer Leverkusen, playing a key role in their Bundesliga title victory last season and building up on that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/victor-boniface\/profil\/spieler\/656681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with 10 goals in 20 appearances this season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His performances have caught the attention of several Premier League giants, which could spark an intense transfer battle in the upcoming summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/leverkusen-victor-boniface-al-nassr.html\/uyo-nigeria-november-18-victor-boniface-during-the-men-s-2025-africa-cup-of-nations-afcon-qualifier-match-between-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-149051\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1054361747-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Boniface\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149051\">Nigeria and Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Per reports <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1898479084662837555\" target=\"_blank\">by CaughtOffside<\/a> as cited by Transfer News Live, Chelsea, are prepared to do \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d to win the race for the Super Eagles striker, who has also drawn admiration from Arsenal, Manchester United, and Newcastle.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chelsea are prepared to do \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d to sign Victor Boniface this summer despite competition from Arsenal, Newcastle and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caughtoffside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CaughtOffside<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kB1Z6Yn2sB\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/kB1Z6Yn2sB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1898479084662837555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The West London club sees Boniface as a long-term solution to their striking woes and is reportedly ready to table a lucrative offer to convince both Leverkusen and the player.<\/p>\n<p>With the summer transfer window approaching, Chelsea\u2019s pursuit of Boniface could intensify, but they will have to fend off stiff competition from top European clubs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Ayomide Oguntimehin\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ayomide-Oguntimehin-pics-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/ayomide-oguntimehin-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n<p>Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/osimhen-chelsea-super-eagles-arsenal-man-united.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer English Premier League side,\u00a0 Chelsea FC, have set their sights on Nigerian forward Victor Boniface as their priority summer signing, Soccernet.ng reports.\u00a0 The Stamford Bridge outfit are shifting focus away from Napoli-owned Victor Osimhen to bolsters their squad with his countryman\u2019s signature, despite heavy competition from Arsenal, Newcastle, and Manchester United. The Blues, in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":832915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2012,96184,2005],"tags":[15041,96183],"class_list":{"0":"post-832914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chelsea","8":"category-osimhen","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-chelsea","11":"tag-osimhen"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}