Chelsea are looking to swap wantaway forward Romelu Lukaku with Juventus hitman Dusan Vlahovic - and the Serb could be the right man to end the Blue's striking woes despite a down year in Italy
Chelsea have been one of England's most successful clubs over the past two decades, but have spent more than half that time desperately searching for a world-class striker.
Didier Drogba was an undoubted success, winning four Premier League titles and the Champions League during his nine years at the club across two separate spells.
But aside from the Ivorian, there have been far more misses than hits. Names such as Fernando Torres, Falcao, Gonzalo Higuain and Alvaro Morata do not bring back many happy memories for Blues fans.
Chelsea believed they'd finally landed their ideal No 9 when they re-signed Romelu Lukaku in 2021, but his return to Stamford Bridge has proved to be a disaster.
He netted just eight league goals in his first season back, and gave an interview to Sky Italia midway through the campaign where he admitted he did not want to join Chelsea and questioned Thomas Tuchel's tactics.
He was sent out on loan to Inter Milan last season, and is keen to go back to Italy this season, but to a different club.
Lukaku has snubbed a return to Inter and is now eyeing a move to their rivals Juventus.
Chelsea have sensed the opportunity to get something out of the potential transfer themselves, and have re-opened talks with Juventus over a deal that would see Lukaku move to the Allianz Stadium and Dusan Vlahovic go in the opposite direction.
Chelsea could pay Juventus £38.5m in a player-plus-cash deal, as they look to finally solve their striker crisis that saw them net just 38 league goals last term.
But is Vlahovic the man to lead the line for Mauricio Pochettino's side, or could he be another flop?
There are some similarities between Vlahovic and Lukaku. Both are physical left-footed forwards standing at 6ft 3in tall, who
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