Football transfer rumours: Chelsea eye Amadou Onana and Osimhen?

As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, frankly distasteful sums of money continue to be bandied about on football’s summer transfer merry-go-round.

Where better to start than Chelsea, then, who are said to be heavy favourites to land the Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo. The Ecuadorian, strongly linked to Arsenal back in January, will cost around £80m and is said to have his heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge and an alliance with their new manager, Mauricio Pochettino.

The Gunners have been sent back to the drawing board, or perhaps their bank manager’s office, by West Ham after their initial £80m offer for Declan Rice was rebuffed. The Guardian’s Jacob Steinberg reported last night that the Hammers are intent on holding out for a fee of £100m.

In another earth-shattering transfer development, and sticking with those illustrious Premier League London clubs, it’s being reported that Kai Havertz has given the nod to a switch from the over-staffed Chelsea dressing room to Arsenal. The only potential sticking point is that the Blues haven’t agreed to the deal, so the Gunners would need to produce the sufficient readies to convince Todd Boehly and co to sell.

Todd’s boys are also known to be in the market for a new goalie and André Onana, who was on the losing side for Internazionale in last weekend’s Champions League final, is their top target to replace Édouard Mendy. Manchester United are also keen on Onana as a long-term replacement for shot-stopper extraordinaire David de Gea so a bidding war between the Premier League rivals may even ensue.

Why sign one Onana when you can sign two? The Everton midfielder Amadou Onana is also on Chelsea’s radar after a strong first season at Goodison Park. The 21-year-old