Chelsea want one other striker, they want a profile that they don’t have – a extra bodily focus up high. For me, that’s not even a debate. We want choices, and we don’t have that possibility and in reality, haven’t had that possibility since Diego Costa. There’s no doubts for me that this sort of striker must be non-negotiable this window.
SPTC sources perceive that discussions are nonetheless occurring internally over which striker to signal this summer season, and they’re nonetheless awaiting and taking a look at alternatives to come up.
Chelsea don’t wish to pay larger wages anymore for any participant, so the fact 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 severe goal for Chelsea this summer season and they’re hoping that Atletico decrease their valuation for him, or push laborious to signal Conor Gallagher so one thing might be carried out for each offers.
However we preserve being advised how a lot perception the membership have in Nicolas Jackson, and we have now additionally heard rave critiques about Marc Guiu, one other new younger striker we have now simply signed who’s at the moment out with the primary workforce on the USA tour.
Chelsea are undecided what to do with Guiu and Enzo Maresca needs to take a look at him carefully throughout this tour. So he might nonetheless exit on mortgage.
Nonetheless, if we have now a lot perception in Jackson and Guiu, would it not not make rather more sense to both go for maybe an older and extra skilled free agent or very low-cost possibility, or convey a striker in on mortgage? That approach there would no blockages for Jackson and/or Guiu.
Now I’ve simply had a fast have a look at present striker free brokers, and I don’t truly assume there are any actual choices there that we should always go for. However the level stands on what sort of deal we must be pushing for. We must always perhaps look to mortgage in a striker, whether or not outdated or younger. If younger, then perhaps put an possibility to purchase within the deal like we did with Mateo Kovacic? It’s much less danger, and very often his mum or dad membership will match a number of the wages too. I’m positive we might discover a appropriate choice to mortgage in.
My desire is established in fact, and I’m positive we are able to discover a first rate 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 must be signing a striker that is available in and improves what we have already got. That’s a no brainer.
However within the considering of the membership and primarily based on all we have now heard about Jackson and Guiu and so forth, and the actual fact Omorodion is among the high choices we would like now this summer season, then I believe it might be smarter to signal a striker who doesn’t block Jackson/Guiu and isn’t just one other younger, uncooked, and unproven participant. I have to make it clear although that is by no means going to be MY desire. We ned to enhance what we have now.
A mortgage transfer could be the most suitable choice although in these circumstances talked about above.
I’ll preserve banging this drum.
Simon Phillips
