The spending spree of English Premier League side Chelsea has been the major talking point of the ongoing transfer window considering the amount of money they have spent, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Chelsea’s signing reached the peak when they agreed a deal of £115m to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton, a sum that makes him the most expensive player in the English Premier League.
That signing which came after a battle with Liverpool took their spending to the £1b mark, but that sum will now increase substantially after breakthrough in their quest to sign Michael Olise from Crystal Palace.
In 2020 Olise, while at English Championship side Reading was handed a call up to the senior national team of Nigeria by former coach Gernot Rohr for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers games against Benin Republic and Lesotho respectively.
He was on the standby list with Rohr explaining that he is yet to be issued a Nigerian passport as he was born in France. That summer he went to Crystal Palace and decided to pledge his international future to France, where he is a youth international.
Last season can easily pass as his best with 11 assists and two goals. A form that placed him on the summer wishlist of top teams in Europe with two teams in Manchester City and Chelsea the front runners for his signing.
Chelsea have now won the race after agreeing a fee for his transfer with Palace, he will now hold talks on his wages which isn’t expected to be an issue before a medical that will be the final step before his signing on an eight year deal will be made official.
Daniel Martins
