Arsenal’s hopes of signing Victor Osimhen this summer could see the Gunners swapping Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu with Napoli for the Nigerian.
The Premier League giants are in search of a top striker this summer with many believing it is the only missing piece in Mikel Arteta’s team.
Osimhen is regarded as one of the best strikers in Europe and has been linked with a potential move to the Emirates for quite some time.
The top scorer in 2022/23 Serie A season has a £110m release clause and Corriere dello Sport, via Daily Mail, and Transfer News claim there has been little indication that any club will be willing to meet that price.
Transfer News and the Mail report states that Osimhen is keen on a move to the Premier League and the north London outfit have ‘resurfaced’ with their interest.
Their source claims one way around the price tag could be a swap deal with Napoli picking out two Arsenal players.
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One is Tomiyasu, who the Italian side wanted to sign back in January before he put pen to paper on a new deal.
The other is Smith Rowe, who only started three top flight games last season but remains a popular and highly-rated figure at the Emirates.
Chelsea are another club in the mix but Osimhen is said to be waiting for an offer from Arsenal.
The Gunners have also been strongly linked with other strikers in the form of Benjamin Sesko and Alexander Isak since their season came to a close.
Osimhen is currently injured and would miss the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic.
He is yet to feature in any of the qualifiers after also missing the Eagles’first two Group C games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
After 1-1 draws in the games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe the Eagles are currently in third position.
They will hope to secure a first win when they host South Africa on Friday in Uyo.
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