I simply actually get a way now that Chelsea are going to finish up signing Jhon Duran as their new striker this summer season, and it’s actually aggravating me.
The experiences circulating from each David Ornstein of The Athletic and Jacob Steinburg of The Guardian counsel Aston Villa are in talks to signal Conor Gallagher this summer season. Duran was talked about in each of their experiences, with Steinburg even suggesting a swap deal might occur.
PLEASE! Cease this. The very fact we went in for him in January as nicely actually places concern in me and makes me suppose we might nicely simply find yourself signing Duran.
Clearly I’m going to simply wait and see what occurs and who we signal earlier than I actually go in right here, however the truth that Duran continues to be being talked about with us and we’re clearly nonetheless contemplating him is actually grinding my gears.
Don’t get me fallacious, if Duran got here to Chelsea I’d again and help him and provides him a while to start with, as I do with any new signing. The minute you put on that shirt I’ll be behind you. However I’ll additionally simply name it as I see it and if I don’t charge you, I’m by no means going to cover these emotions. However from the off, I’d again any new signing coming in whether or not I agree with it or not.
Nonetheless, signing Duran could be MASSIVELY overwhelming and I urge Chelsea to steer clear. What are we doing right here? We’d like a PROVEN striker to come back in, not one other large threat in a participant who could or could not come good – we now have too lots of them already.
I’m not doubting that Duran has means and promise, however that is NOT the place we have to be including that form of participant in thanks very a lot. He’s RAW. We’d like a participant who’s no less than a bit extra confirmed.
Why would we be including one other younger and uncooked striker alongside Nicolas Jackson, who can be nonetheless clearly younger and uncooked? That simply makes zero sense.
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Duran is simply 20 and in his whole senior profession since 2019 and in 130 appearances in all competitions, he has scored simply 26 targets. For Aston Villa, he has scored simply 8 targets in 49 appearances in all comps. That’s FAR from ok for the profile of striker we have to add.
We needs to be on the lookout for GOALSCORERS, not probably good strikers who might quickly develop into goalscorers in the future. That isn’t the place we needs to be at as a membership proper now.
I perceive and see the imaginative and prescient by recruiting younger. However as soon as once more if we do find yourself signing Duran, we’re lacking THE most essential factor in constructing a staff – BALANCE. I’ll bang this drum till they see it and proper it.
Anyway, that is meant to be me not getting into on only a hearsay alone so I’ll cease now. However I only for some purpose actually have a way this might find yourself occurring. I actually hope my feeling is fallacious and Chelsea see sense.
We all know they’re talking with Benjamin Sesko’s reps and produce other choices for striker on the shortlist, so my hope is with these information proper now.
I respect Duran, and I see potential. However the threat we’d take could be means too big if we signal him as our new quantity 9 this summer season. No one can persuade me in any other case.
