Chelsea need another striker, they need a profile that they do not have – a more physical focal point up top. For me, that’s not even a debate. We need options, and we don’t have that option and in fact, haven’t had that option since Diego Costa. There’s no doubts for me that this type of striker should be non-negotiable this window.
SPTC sources understand that discussions are still happening internally over which striker to sign this summer, and they are still awaiting and looking at opportunities to arise.
Chelsea don’t want to pay bigger wages anymore for any player, so the reality is that probably rules out the likes of Ivan Toney etc. But it does make targets like Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid more viable.
SPTC sources have heard that Omorodion is a serious target for Chelsea this summer and they are hoping that Atletico lower their valuation for him, or push hard to sign Conor Gallagher so something can be done for both deals.
But we keep being told how much belief the club have in Nicolas Jackson, and we have also heard rave reviews about Marc Guiu, another new young striker we have just signed who is currently out with the first team on the USA tour.
Chelsea are undecided what to do with Guiu and Enzo Maresca wants to look at him closely during this tour. So he could still go out on loan.
However, if we have so much belief in Jackson and Guiu, would it not make much more sense to either go for perhaps an older and more experienced free agent or very cheap option, or bring a striker in on loan? That way there would no blockages for Jackson and/or Guiu.
Now I’ve just had a quick look at current striker free agents, and I don’t actually think there are any real options there that we should go for. But the point stands on what type of deal we should be pushing for. We should maybe look to loan in a striker, whether old or young. If young, then maybe put an option to buy in the deal like we did with Mateo Kovacic? It’s less risk,…
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Author : Simon Phillips
Publish date : 2024-07-24 11:46:42
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