Fabrizio Romano has supplied CaughtOffside with an unique replace on Chelsea’s plans for Christopher Nkunku and different attainable new signings up entrance following the blow of dropping Armando Broja to harm for the remainder of the season.
Writing in in the present day’s version of the Day by day Briefing, Romano defined that Chelsea would look to signal a substitute for Broja this January, with the Blues presently nonetheless planning to signal Nkunku from RB Leipzig in the summertime.
It may maybe make sense for Nkunku’s arrival to be introduced ahead, however Romano means that’s not presently Chelsea’s pondering, with one other ahead participant to be focused as an alternative, although there don’t appear to be particular names on their radar for the second.
It’s an enormous blow for CFC to lose Broja for such a prolonged interval, with the Albania worldwide displaying himself to be a massively promising younger expertise who may certainly have had a job to play in Graham Potter’s aspect within the second half of the season.
Nonetheless, Chelsea have been in need of targets this season, scoring solely 17 within the Premier League thus far, a decrease tally than golf equipment like Leicester Metropolis and Leeds United beneath them within the desk, so it is smart to make an funding in a brand new striker a precedence for January.
“Chelsea will actively work to discover a new striker after the Armando Broja harm,” Romano defined.
“Christopher Nkunku is anticipated to hitch in the summertime so they are going to have a look at different gamers. Now it’s nonetheless early to say who’re the intense candidates, Chelsea will discover many choices however the concept is to signal a brand new striker in January to switch Broja.”
Chelsea spent huge on the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling in the summertime, however each gamers have been quite disappointing thus far, so followers must hope they an do higher with their January targets.
