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’d like 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 such a 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 larger wages anymore for any participant, so the truth is that in all probability guidelines out the likes of Ivan Toney and many others. But it surely 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 laborious to signal Conor Gallagher so one thing might be achieved for each offers.
However we maintain being informed how a lot perception the membership have in Nicolas Jackson, and we’ve additionally heard rave opinions about Marc Guiu, one other new younger striker we’ve 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 carefully throughout this tour. So he might nonetheless exit on mortgage.
Nevertheless, if we’ve a lot perception in Jackson and Guiu, would it not not make far 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 means 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 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 must 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 guardian membership will match a few of the wages too. I’m positive we might discover a appropriate choice to mortgage in.
My choice is established after all, 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 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 considering of the membership and primarily based on all we’ve heard about Jackson and Guiu and many others, and the very fact Omorodion is likely one of the high 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 isn’t just one other younger, uncooked, and unproven participant. I need to make it clear although that is by no means going to be MY choice. We ned to enhance what we’ve.
A mortgage transfer can be the best choice although in these circumstances talked about above.
I’ll maintain banging this drum.
Simon Phillips
