We 'signed' Benjamin Sesko for Chelsea in summer transfer window and huge improvement was made

Chelsea need to add some goals to their squad next season, and RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko could be the answer.

A poor Premier League campaign has seen Chelsea float around mid-table all season long, with the Blues' hopes of playing European football next season fading weekly. Unfortunately for Chelsea, Christopher Nkuku has been ruled out for the majority through injury, and with Nicolas Jackson yet to prove himself as a consistent number nine, a new striker could be on the cards in the summer transfer window.

Sesko has been linked with a move to Chelsea amongst other strikers, with the RB Leipzig forward scoring 15 goals in his first season with the club. The Slovenian international reportedly has a release clause of £43million that will become active in the summer, a price that could potentially tempt Mauricio Pochettino's side.

So, if Sesko was to make the move to Chelsea in the summer, what could happen in the upcoming 2024/25 campaign? Let's take a look.

To set up this simulation, we used Football Manager 2024 to move Sesko to Chelsea in the summer transfer window before simulating the 2024/25 season. This is how the RB Leipzig striker performed for the Blues.

Sesko was thrown straight into the starting XI by Pochettino, but after scoring just once in his first eight starts, the Slovenian was dropped from the side. At the end of the season, Sesko had made 27 appearances for the Blues, with 15 from the bench.

A switch from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3 saw Pochettino move Nkunku to the striker role, and the Frenchman flourished, scoring 17 goals and ending the season as the club's top scorer. As for Sesko, the 20-year-old struggled, scoring five goals across all competitions, less than Mykhailo Mudryk (6), Jackson (7), Raheem Sterling