Chelsea want one other striker, they want a profile that they don’t have – a extra bodily focus up prime. For me, that’s not even a debate. We’d like choices, and we don’t have that choice and in reality, haven’t had that choice since Diego Costa. There’s no doubts for me that this kind of striker must 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 wish to pay larger wages anymore for any participant, so the truth is that most likely guidelines out the likes of Ivan Toney and so on. 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 time and they’re hoping that Atletico decrease their valuation for him, or push exhausting to signal Conor Gallagher so one thing will be achieved for each offers.
However we hold being informed how a lot perception the membership have in Nicolas Jackson, and now we have additionally heard rave evaluations about Marc Guiu, one other new younger striker now we have simply signed who’s at the moment 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 intently throughout this tour. So he might nonetheless exit on mortgage.
Nonetheless, if now we have 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 choice, or convey a striker in on mortgage? That method 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 really suppose there are any actual choices there that we should always go for. However the level stands on what kind of deal we must be pushing for. We should always perhaps look to mortgage in a striker, whether or not previous or younger. If younger, then perhaps put an choice to purchase within the deal like we did with Mateo Kovacic? It’s much less danger, and very often his dad or mum membership will match among the wages too. I’m certain we might discover a appropriate choice to mortgage in.
My choice is established in fact, and I’m certain we will discover a first rate extra confirmed and established choice to usher in who doesn’t command massive 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 pondering of the membership and primarily based on all now we have heard about Jackson and Guiu and so on, and the actual fact Omorodion is without doubt one of the prime choices we would like now this summer time, then I feel it will be smarter to signal a striker who doesn’t block Jackson/Guiu and is not only one other younger, uncooked, and unproven participant. I have to make it clear although that is by no means going to be MY choice. We ned to enhance what now we have.
A mortgage transfer can be the best choice although in these circumstances talked about above.
I’ll hold banging this drum.
Simon Phillips
