Since the takeover of the club by Todd Boehly, the transfer window and Chelsea, it has been a true love story. The American owner does not hesitate to spend crazy sums to strengthen his team. Since his arrival less than two years ago, the Blues have spent more than a billion on the transfer window and it has not had the desired effect. After a disastrous season last year, Chelsea hoped to do better this year, especially with the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino on the bench. But for the moment, nothing seems to be getting better. The London club is in a disappointing 10th place and has just been humiliated by Newcastle this Saturday (4-1).
It must be said that, despite the crazy sums spent, the Chelsea squad seems quite incomplete. In addition to numerous injuries, Christopher Nkunku’s teammates lack a real scorer capable of taking this team to a new level. This summer, the club broke the bank again (37 million) to afford the Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson. The former Villarreal player, who has scored 7 goals in 15 matches (including an eye-catching hat-trick against Tottenham), has not yet completely convinced Mauricio Pochettino, who has not hidden his desire to see his club recruit a forward – center this winter.
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The two most concrete leads in recent weeks were named Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen. The English striker, still suspended (8 months in total) for a sports betting affair, will return to competition in January. And if he is open to a departure, Brentford does not intend to sell him for the moment and is asking for more than 70 million. According to Mirror, Brentford is banking a lot on him, especially with the departures to the CAN of Mbeumo and Wissa. On the Chelsea side, this track also divides internally. For Osimhen, Naples explained that their striker would not leave in January even in the event of a crazy offer.
So, the Blues are now studying other avenues to satisfy Mauricio Pochettino. According to the British media, an impressive list has been established which includes Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord, Victor Boniface from Bayer Leverkusen and Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig. Evan Ferguson from Brighton is also appreciated even if he has just extended his contract and it will not be easy to sell his club. An XXL list therefore for Chelsea who hope to offer an attacker to their coach this winter. Because the former PSG coach will hardly accept doing without until this summer…
