Chelsea's move to sign Napoli's Victor Osimhen is in major doubt because of the Nigerian's strikers crazy wage demands.
The 25-year-old is believed to be asking for a contract which would see him receive £500,000-a-week according to The Sun.
The extraordinary six figure amount would make him the highest paid player in the Premier League.
The Blues have been working all summer long to get the deal over the line and talks with the striker’s representatives and Napoli have been ongoing for a number of weeks but according to The Sun, an agreement is still nowhere insight.
Chelsea originally tried to sign the Napoli star on loan as they were initially unwilling to pay his £110million release clause, however the Italian club rejected the proposal.
Reports out of Italy now suggest that Napoli have lowered their asking price for Osimhen to a more realistic £85m but the wages are now proving a problem.
Osimhen is expected to leave Napoli this summer regardless of whether or not his deal with Chelsea goes through as the forward submitted a formal transfer request to the Italian club.
PSG are also interested in the 25-year-old but have cooled off their pursuit for now.
The Blues are eager to get the deal over the line since the Nigerian footballer has long been identified as a long-term target for the club.
However in order to meet Osimhen's wage demands or even come close, they have been working tirelessly to reduce their wage bill.
Which is why we have seen many of Chelsea's first team players exiled and forced to train away from Maresca's squad including Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling.
The Sun reports that the Blues have now also started looking at alternatives for the Nigerian forward due to his remarkable wage demands.
Two cheaper options identified by the West London club are Federico Chiesa from Juventus and Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Five attacking players have already been welcomed to Stamford Bridge this summer but head coach Enzo Maresca has told the club that he wants one more striker.
Although Christopher Nkunku and Cole Palmer are both able to play the striker role if called upon, the Blues only have two natural no.9's in their squad.
Nicolas Jackson and new signing Marc Guiu, who arrived from Barcelona.