Chelsea are nonetheless exploring choices for his or her new striker in the summertime, which remains to be the precedence place they’re taking a look at.
Experiences have advised that PSG are main this race, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a race that Chelsea are in – with many nonetheless believing that Victor Osimhen stays the precedence for The Blues hierarchy.
As I’ve mentioned, they’ve had a dream to signal Osimhen since they arrived on the membership and took over, however the alternative has not been there. Now, the chance is there this summer time, however you’re going to must drop some severe money to land him.
His launch clause can be round £115m this summer time, which is an enormous chunk of the switch funds at any membership.
In fact, there may be now all of this discuss Chelsea complying with PSR and FFP guidelines as a result of loopholes discovered corresponding to promoting belongings between their very own firms. Whether or not they really find yourself getting away with that or not stays to be seen, I’m fairly positive that different membership house owners can be doing all they will to cease it. Nonetheless, as of proper now, it seems to be throughout the guidelines, so perhaps they’ve simply discovered extra sensible loopholes.
It nonetheless doesn’t imply we are able to and can have the ability to maintain dropping big quantities of money on bringing in additional new gamers. As I’ve mentioned, the membership need to be smarter in expenditure and have checked out alternative ways to do that (mortgage to purchase/obligation, free brokers, and so forth). We WILL nonetheless be promoting gamers this summer time no matter what occurs, and we can be smarter in what we herald. It’s the final window of a four-window plan to rebuild the squad. So there can be at the very least two or three positions signed on this summer time, nevertheless it’s not anticipated to be as loopy as previous home windows on the membership.
Even nonetheless, there may be that temptation to spend huge on Osimhen, though Chelsea have been taking a look at methods to attempt to convey the price down and likewise, construction the discharge clause. There’s been some membership contacts, and loads of agent contact.
However ought to Chelsea be spending out that a lot cash on Osimhen alone, or ought to they go for a less expensive possibility?
I like Osimhen, however I’m removed from satisfied on him, particularly for that price.
Ought to Benjamin Sesko (for a now increased reported launch clause of round £55m) be focused as an alternative?
Or ought to we go down a totally completely different route altogether and discover a less expensive possibility corresponding to Serhou Guirassy, who has scored 26 targets in 27 video games for Stuttgart in Bundesliga this season and who will reportedly be out there for lower than £15m this summer time?
Or maybe a Victor Boniface of Leverkusen, a participant who could be out there for round £50m this summer time, ought to be focused?
Ivan Toney, additionally nonetheless on our record, I perceive could be out there for round £40m this summer time – Brentford will probably push for a bit extra.
Viktor Gyokeres can also be nonetheless one to observe, and he has a launch clause of round £85m, which is loads – however he’s a prolific goalscorer.
So what path ought to Chelsea take?
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Personally, I’m nonetheless very cut up on this, however my intuition tells me to keep away from £115m on Osimhen and to go for a less expensive possibility. I’d wish to see an skilled possibility as effectively even when I do like Sesko, and one who has the bodily presence and stature to have the ability to maintain the ball up and be an aerial beast in addition to a little bit of a fox within the field.
