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<\/p>\nThe rumour mill is hard at work ahead of the January transfer window – and Didier Drogba may already be at work sowing seeds on Chelsea's behalf.<\/p>\n
That's after the Blues legend once again talked up the talents of Napoli striker and supposed Chelsea target Victor Osimhen. The Nigeria international has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in the past, and fans are convinced 'Agent Drogba' could have a hand to play in finally getting a deal over the line.<\/p>\n
Drogba, 45, was recently asked by Sports Illustrated<\/i> whom his favourite active player in the world is right now. And the Ivorian needed only a brief pause before replying the Napoli hitman – who has scored 64 goals in 110 appearances for the Italians – fits that bill.<\/p>\n
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And there were more than a few fans convinced the club icon's comments were a sign he's set to help in their transfer ambitions. One supporter even went so far as to suggest Drogba is "100% texting Osimhen and telling him to join us in January."<\/p>\n
"Our agent for Osimhen OMG," wrote another in excitement. And a third instructed owner Todd Boehly to 'pay and don't speak' in the hopes of getting a quick deal over the line.<\/p>\n
Chelsea were in the market for a striker over the summer and settled on Villarreal's Nicolas Jackson, who has scored twice for the club so far this season. However, Osimhen would represent a far more accomplished presence in attack.<\/p>\n
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The admiration between him and Drogba is mutual, too, after footage emerged earlier this year of the Napoli ace identifying the two-time African Footballer of the Year as his role model. Osimhen won the Golden Boot at the Under-17 World Cup in 2015 and said Drogba – who scored 164 goals in 381 appearances for Chelsea – was 'the kind of player he would like to be, as a player and as a person'.<\/p>\n
Not only that, but Osimhen has more recently revealed he and Drogba have been in more personal contact as rumours of a Chelsea move build momentum. Despite the Blues' struggles on-field of late, the club's hallowed figure has seemingly been at work attempting to lure his fellow striker behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
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