{"id":836153,"date":"2025-03-23T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T16:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/six-time-epl-champions-rekindle-osimhen-interest-following-stunning-display-vs-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T11:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T16:13:17","slug":"six-time-epl-champions-rekindle-osimhen-interest-following-stunning-display-vs-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/six-time-epl-champions-rekindle-osimhen-interest-following-stunning-display-vs-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-time EPL Champions rekindle Osimhen interest following stunning display vs Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Six-time English Premier League Champions, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a>, have rekindled their interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/super-eagles\">Super Eagles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/galatasaray\">Galatasaray<\/a> striker, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/osimhen-south-africa-bartlett.html\">Victor James Osimhen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old forward has been in great form for club and country this season, and his quality was on display when the Nigerian National Team breezed past Rwanda in Kigali yesterday evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/super-eagles-nigeria-rwanda-2.html\">Osimhen<\/a> scored a brace, and Chelsea, who were close to sealing a dealing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/napoli\">Napoli<\/a> loanee last season, have rekindled their interest in the highly-sought striker.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321_203644-1024x793.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"793\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154288\">Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman in action for the Super Eagles of Nigeria against Rwanda. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As per Italian outlet,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmattino.it\/sport\/sscnapoli\/tesoretto_osimhen_ago_bilancia-8727747.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il Mattino<\/a><\/strong> Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are all interested in Osimhen, but a move to London appeals more to the Super Eagles star.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"no\">\u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f Osimhen.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/victorosimhen9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@victorosimhen9<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIFAWorldCup?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FIFAWorldCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b8XbdTOe06\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/b8XbdTOe06<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFAWorldCup\/status\/1903154543585804576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report revealed that the former LOSC Lille striker is currently waiting for the right offer to come forward, and he is said to harbour dreams of a move to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imago1059297361-1024x683.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152557\">Victor Osimhen during the Turkish Superlig match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce at the Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Stadium on Feb. 24.[Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The outlet believes <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/rangers-fenerbahce-real-madrid-dessers-europa-league.html\">Chelsea<\/a> never gave up on Osimhen after their pursuit last summer. Instead, they only postponed their offer for him.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Maresca\u2019s side are set to re-enter the race for the 2023 Serie A winner, but their chances will be further boosted if they finish in the Premier League top four. The Blues are currently 4th, although they\u2019re just a point above Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed Napoli are requesting a fee in the range of \u20ac75m to let go of the 2023 Serie A Golden Boot,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1058701331-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Osimhen\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150714\">Victor Osimhen 45 of Galatasaray waves to the fans after the Turkish Super League match between Galatasaray and Adana Demirspor at Rams Park Stadium on February 9, 2025. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With several clubs set to fight for Osimhen\u2019s signature in the summer, every party interested in the former VfL Wolfsburg will need to bring their best foot forward. The lethal finisher was quizzed about his future destination after Nigeria\u2019s win last night, but he jokingly fled the scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fair play: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nigeria?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Nigeria<\/a> talisman Victor Osimhen &#038; Rwanda defender Ange Mutsinzi who plays for Azerbaijan top tier club Zira FK<\/p>\n<p>NB: No apologies it started in Yoruba. I was casually talking to him about the shirt swap.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uwimaclarisse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@uwimaclarisse<\/a> with the cheeky Man U &#038; Chelsea question <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z4SNnnfXrU\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Z4SNnnfXrU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oluwashina\/status\/1903172073234554979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, the Super Eagles require Victor Osimhen to be fully focused on their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Warriors of Zimbabwe on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Soccer Adefolahan Guerreiro\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/740e257566cac1cbb2887e0f85afd655?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/guerreiro\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdefolahan Guerreiro\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAdefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience.<\/p>\n<p>He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/osimhen-chelsea-epl-rwanda.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Adefolahan Guerreiro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Six-time English Premier League Champions, Chelsea, have rekindled their interest in Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker, Victor James Osimhen, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old forward has been in great form for club and country this season, and his quality was on display when the Nigerian National Team breezed past Rwanda in Kigali yesterday evening. Osimhen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":836154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1532,142498,2005],"tags":[13465,142497],"class_list":{"0":"post-836153","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-champions","8":"category-six-time","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-champions","11":"tag-six-time"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836153","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=836153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}