Former Blues star says potential £70 million signing ‘is welcome at Chelsea’

Florent Malouda has opened up and claimed that Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen would be very welcome at CHELSEA if the Blues manage to get a transfer deal done in January.

We were one of the clubs that were interested, but despite all the speculation and despite all the rumours, a move to Stamford Bridge never happed and now the Napoli star is on loan at Galatasaray for the season.

But that has not stopped speculation that we could make a move for the player in the January window and Malouda, who made 229 appearances for Chelsea and won both the Premier League and Champions League at Stamford Bridge, said that the striker would be very welcome at the club.

He said: ‘Victor Osimhen would be very welcome.

‘I think Didier Drogba had a lot of nice things to say about him. He would have to write his own history, but of course there would be a lot of expectation and excitement [if he joined].

‘I think the addition of Osimhen would send out a big message to the other top teams in the Premier League. If Chelsea signed him, then I think we could say for certain that his quality would put Chelsea right into the title race.

‘If CHELSEA can stay within touching distance of the top of the table, then adding Osimhen to the squad in January would give the fans and the club a really exciting second half to the season.’

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