Chelsea want one other striker, they want a profile that they don’t have – a extra bodily point of interest up prime. For me, that’s not even a debate. We want choices, and we don’t have that possibility and actually, haven’t had that possibility since Diego Costa. There’s no doubts for me that one of these striker ought to be non-negotiable this window.
SPTC sources perceive that discussions are nonetheless taking place internally over which striker to signal this summer time, and they’re nonetheless awaiting and taking a look at alternatives to come up.
Chelsea don’t need to pay greater wages anymore for any participant, so the truth is that in all probability guidelines out the likes of Ivan Toney and so forth. However it does make targets like Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid extra viable.
SPTC sources have heard that Omorodion is a critical goal for Chelsea this summer time and they’re hoping that Atletico decrease their valuation for him, or push exhausting to signal Conor Gallagher so one thing will be accomplished for each offers.
However we hold being advised how a lot perception the membership have in Nicolas Jackson, and we’ve got additionally heard rave evaluations about Marc Guiu, one other new younger striker we’ve got simply signed who’s presently out with the primary group on the USA tour.
Chelsea are undecided what to do with Guiu and Enzo Maresca needs to have a look at him carefully throughout this tour. So he may nonetheless exit on mortgage.
Nonetheless, if we’ve got a lot perception in Jackson and Guiu, wouldn’t it not make rather more sense to both go for maybe an older and extra skilled free agent or very low-cost possibility, or carry a striker in on mortgage? That method there would no blockages for Jackson and/or Guiu.
Now I’ve simply had a fast take a look at present striker free brokers, and I don’t really suppose there are any actual choices there that we should always go for. However the level stands on what sort of deal we ought to be pushing for. We should always possibly look to mortgage in a striker, whether or not previous or younger. If younger, then possibly put an possibility to purchase within the deal like we did with Mateo Kovacic? It’s much less threat, and very often his mother or father membership will match among the wages too. I’m positive we may discover a appropriate choice to mortgage in.
My desire is established in fact, and I’m positive we are able to discover a respectable extra confirmed and established possibility to herald who doesn’t command huge wages.
The free brokers I discussed earlier are:
Kelechi Iheanacho (27)
Anthony Martial (28)
Memphis Depay (30)
Wissam Ben Yedder (33)
Oli McBurnie (28)
Andy Delort (32)
Mohamed Konate (26)
Robin Quaison (30)
Alexis Sanchez (35)
Moussa Marega (33)
Mario Balotelli (33)
Any of these take your fancy!?
My opinion is we ought to be signing a striker that is available in and improves what we have already got. That’s a no brainer.
However within the pondering of the membership and primarily based on all we’ve got heard about Jackson and Guiu and so forth, and the very fact Omorodion is among the prime choices we would like now this summer time, then I believe it could be smarter to signal a striker who doesn’t block Jackson/Guiu and is not only one other younger, uncooked, and unproven participant. I need to make it clear although that is by no means going to be MY desire. We ned to enhance what we’ve got.
A mortgage transfer could be the most suitable choice although in these circumstances talked about above.
I’ll hold banging this drum.
Simon Phillips
