Victor Osimhen is expected to be hot property across Europe in the next transfer window but Chelsea fans reading too much into reports from France around a big-money bid for the Lille striker may need to temper their excitement.
The Blues have watched the Nigeria striker closely and are impressed but Lille's asking price of €85million remains too high.
Last week, French media suggested that an unnamed club had bid £75million for the 21-year-old and since then there have been further insinuations that the club was Chelsea.
Frank Lampard has previously said that Osimhen has "everything in his game" but reports of a £75million offer from Stamford Bridge appear wide of the mark.
That, however, is not to say Chelsea do not maintain an interest.
Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United are also said to be keen on a player who scored 13 times in 25 Ligue 1 appearances before the campaign was brought to a premature end by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nigeria international scored in Lille's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League group stages back in October and Lampard spoke highly of him in the immediate aftermath of that game.
Osimhen's back story is also remarkable. Having lost his mother to illness as a toddler, he grew up selling bottled water on the streets of Lagos to earn money to feed the family.
"In preparation for this game, watching his performances and now knowing his story as well - he was hugely impressive," the head coach said. "I knew tonight would be a very tough night for our defenders.
"Not just from him but their attacking threat. His performance individually was really good. He gave our defenders a problem all the time. He is fast and he has everything in his game.
"It was tough to play against us. I wish him well. His story was great, where he has come from to now and it looks like he has a fantastic career ahead of him."
