Chelsea told to avoid Karim Benzema transfer and sign 'obvious' alternative

Chelsea have been urged by club legend Pat Nevin to sign Evan Ferguson instead of Karim Benzema.

The Blues are continuing to be tipped to sign a striker during the January transfer window. Nicolas Jackson is currently on international duty with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving Chelsea without one of their star forwards for the next few weeks.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino may want to dip into the transfer market this month. However, Chelsea will be mindful of FFP when it comes to spending money on new signings.

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With the idea of a new striker being needed at Stamford Bridge, club legend Nevin has named Ferguson as the player his old club should be targeting. Nevin explained why Chelsea should look at the Brighton striker instead of Benzema.

The Real Madrid legend left the La Liga giants to move to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Ittihad. Benzema has 12 goals in 20 appearances in Saudi Arabia this season, while Ferguson has scored six times in 24 games for Brighton this term.

“How many times have Chelsea gone down that route of signing an experienced striker? You think of the certain strikers that Chelsea have signed in the latter stages of their career, the likes of Shevchenko, I could go through a number of them," Nevin told OCB Scores.

“They are all brilliant but very few of them scored a lot of goals for the club. On the other hand, if you are creating a number of chances which Chelsea are, maybe you just need someone who can put the ball in the net.

“It’s such a short-termist thing and it’s so against what the ethos has been from the club. It would