I am definitely sure that they are not going to loan out Osimhen, that will not be the case, they are looking to sell him without a doubt. It could be PSG, it could be Chelsea, it could be some other team but in the end the yare trying to sell him and just get the money instead.
I understand that they may want Lukaku, and I understand they may even make some profit from that exchange, like get Lukaku for free, give Osimhen and take some money as loan fee as well, all of that could still be "profitable" for them, but it will not be enough, we are talking about a player that could worth 100+ and they are going to look to get that money without a doubt. If we can't make that work somehow then we are going to have some trouble.
What I think will happen is that we are going to end up with a situation that will take a while, and for that to work in the end, we need to be careful, it is going to be very risky and it will not be too simple, we need to see that part. If Osimhen is not sold, that is causing asset that's unloaded for Napoli, they need to unload him quickly and make that money, so they can look for transfer market and see which players they can get with that money.
Truly, both the club and the player might not be willing to go on loan with an option to buy. But then, when it becomes obvious that both parties do not want each other anymore, it affects the entire negotiation process and also limits their options. Both Napoli and Osimhen are no longer interested in the “union” this leaves them vulnerable.
Take for instance the Chelsea and Lukaku fiasco. A player that was bought for over a 100m has been bouncing around clubs in a season-long loan for 2 years now simply because both the club and the player cannot stand each other. Ideally, Chelsea would never have sent a player of that caliber on loan for little or nothing but the whole drama surrounding him limited the options to either send him on loan or terminate his contract. I feel it might get to that point with Osimhen and Napoli if care is not taken.
Under this current circumstances, it leaves the door open for every possibility. It’ll get worse if they don’t find a solution early because it’ll force them to take a drastic decision on the last days of the window. This makes for an entertaining window for every neutral though. I look forward to seeing how the drama unfolds. I just wish they were selling him under the right circumstances.