Osimhen’s transfer snub led Al Hilal in the director of Gyokeres but the Sweden international has also rejected a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. Al Hilal were ready to offer Gyokeres a contract worth £30m-a-year before bonuses and indicated to Napoli they were willing to pay around £55m to strike a deal.

Chelsea have already signed Liam Delap this summer, but the Blues are still pursuing a deal for another striker and that could lead them to gazump Arsenal for Benjamin Sesko