Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea manager, has admitted he was looking for a new striker to make up for the absence of Christopher Nkunku.
Chelsea’s flagship rookie in this 2023 off-season, Christopher Nkunku suffered a big blow recently by contracting a serious injury. The French striker has undergone knee surgery and could miss the whole first part of the season.
Pochettino wants solutions in attack
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted on Friday that the absence is problematic and that he has no alternative but to try and find a replacement for his French defector.
Pochettino said in the preamble to the first game of the season: “We are also working on the transfer window. We will miss an offensive player. The club is working on a short-term or long-term solution to add to the profile for this position. »
As a reminder, this summer, the Blues also had to part with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, sold to OM. In attack, they now have no real center forward except the young Senegalese Nicolas Jackson. There is also a great doubt about who will occupy the tip, Sunday during the shock of the 1e Premier League match against Liverpool.
Serbian Dusan Vlahovic has been tipped to sign for the London side, but Juventus are now ready to keep him. There remains the solution Romelu Lukaku, but it would already be necessary to reintegrate him into the pro team.
