Napoli's Serie A title defense has been a disaster. The Partenopei sit ninth in the Italian top flight and are four points out of the league's final Champions League spot for next season.

The departure of Luciano Spalletti at the end of that successful campaign has proved disastrous, with replacement Rudi Garcia sacked in November and incumbent Walter Mazzarri picking up just five wins across 14 games in all competitions.

Victor Osimhen, the Nigerian striker whose 26 goals powered Napoli to domestic glory last season, has had a strange season in Naples.

Despite leading the club's scoring ranks again with seven in 13 Serie A games, the 25-year-old has dealt with a social media storm and threatened legal action following a TikTok video posted by the club in September that seemed to mock him for missing a penalty.

Despite the fallout from the misjudged video, he then signed a new contract with Napoli in December. However, Italian media (h/t Reuters) suggested that the agreement contained a release clause, making a possible exit this summer a lot more straight-forward.

As one of the most coveted goalscorers in world football, he won't be short of offers, and Chelsea seems to be the most obvious landing spot.

The Blues haven't been afraid to splash the cash since Todd Boehly's arrival, but that hasn't resulted in success just yet. The West London club desperately needs a true striker, with Christopher Nkunku struggling to stay fit and Cole Palmer more suited to a supporting role.

Osimhen seems gettable, and he could swap one shade of blue for another in the summer.