Todd Boehly given Chelsea transfer instruction amid Karim Benzema and Victor Osimhen question
Emmanuel Petit has urged Chelsea to not sign a new striker this month despite their misfortunes in front of goal. The Blues have been heavily linked with the likes of Victor Osimhen, Karim Benzema and Evan Ferguson recently as Mauricio Pochettino hopes to further bolster his frontline in the January transfer window.
football.london understands that Chelsea wanted to sign the Napoli striker in the summer but the Italian giants were determined to hold onto their talisman – so Nicolas Jackson was signed from Villarreal instead. It's believed that the west Londoners viewed Osimhen as somebody who could have solved the club's problems but, without Champions League qualification, any bid to sign him proved difficult.
Despite having recently signed a contract extension in Naples, football.london understands that Chelsea are still interested in the Nigeria international. It remains to be seen whether the Blues will lodge a bid any time soon, but it seems as if Todd Boehly is leaning towards a cheaper alternative.
According to The Telegraph, Chelsea could 'consider the possibility' of signing either Karim Benzema or Roberto Firmino this month. The report states that the west Londoners are inclined to find a short-term solution to their goalscoring woes rather than forking out millions like last January.
With that being said, Petit has encouraged his former club to keep faith in Jackson, Armando Broja and Christopher Nkunku. Speaking to Compare.bet, the Frenchman said: «What’s the point in spending £1 billion on a whole new radical transfer strategy and then giving up on players and decide to bring in replacements after six months?
»These are young players and it takes time to adapt to the Premier League. They are learning and they
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