Chelsea have reportedly determined that they’ll prioritise forwards on this summer time’s switch window.
That is clearly an issue space for the Blues, with the Guardian noting that Mason Mount is the membership’s solely participant to achieve double figures for targets within the Premier League this season.
Even Romelu Lukaku solely has eight league targets, whereas Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech have simply 4 every – numbers which can be removed from adequate for a staff hoping to problem Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis for the title.
Chelsea’s signing of Lukaku final summer time led some pundits to consider Thomas Tuchel’s aspect may very well be favourites for the title this time period, however they’ve fallen away from the highest two and likewise misplaced each cup finals to Liverpool.
Which forwards ought to be Chelsea switch targets?
Chelsea would do properly to hitch the working for somebody like Darwin Nunez, who has been in excellent kind for Benfica this season, whereas Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski may very well be an alternative choice price contemplating as he has only a 12 months to run on his contract on the Allianz Area.
The Guardian doesn’t title any names of their piece, however Leeds United winger Raphinha is perhaps one other one price keeping track of, following Fabrizio Romano’s claims in his latest CaughtOffside column.