“I don’t want to see him at Arsenal” – Chelsea favourite rants about Blues’ transfer failures | OneFootball

Job Obi Mikel has just dropped a new episode of his podcast, and he’s back on one of his favourite topics – why Chelsea should sign Victor Osimhen.

“[He’s] the best finisher right now, in Europe. I don’t see any better,” the former midfielder said. This is a drum he’s been banging for a long time now.

Osimhen is Chelsea’s best option this summer insists Mikel

Jon Obi Mikel with Victor Osimhen. (Photo by Ahmad Mora/Getty Images)

“Victor has been on fire, unplayable sometimes. Unplayable. Scoring goals, creating chances, everything he does this season has been absolutely fantastic, so for me, like I’ve said and I’ve always said: this is a player that wins you trophies. This is a player that puts you in the top 4. This is a player that is reliable. He will get you goals. I don’t want to see him at PSG, I don’t want to see him at Manchester United, I don’t want to see him at Arsenal. He’s tailor made for us,” Mikel continued.

“A player who supported us growing up. His idol is Didier Drogba. He bleeds Blue, he wants to play for us. We have to get him. Wherever he goes, he will will you trophies. He did that with Napoli – won them a trophy. Left. Went to Galatasaray, won two trophies. Incredible.

You can see Mikel speaking in the clip embedded here:

Osimhen a question of money, not quality

There’s no arguing with any of that really, and most fans would agree they want Osimhen above all other targets this summer. But it’s a question of the club’s transfer model, and on the evidence of the last few years (and last summer, in fact, when it came to Osimhen) there’s just no way of squaring the way we operate now with the transfer fee and wages it would take to secure Osimhen.