Chelsea He could “at any moment”, according to a reliable journalist, reach for an attacker Enzo Maresca‘this side is firmly in the hunt for a new number nine before the January deadline on February 3.
Chelsea shortlisted for new strikers amid Nkunku uncertainty
Chelsea’s plan to bring in the centre-forward was rumored to be more for the summer window than January, but amid uncertainty over Christopher Nkunku’s future, it is widely reported that the west Londoners are currently interested in one.
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Nkunku is said to have agreed terms with Bayern Munich, and if Chelsea can agree a deal to sell him this month, then Maresca would lose the influential reserve star who has scored 13 goals in all competitions so far this term.
With this in mind, Chelsea are targeting a host of potential centre-forward options to come in and potentially replace the Frenchman. RB Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko, Ipswich Town star Liam Delap, Juventus forward Dušan Vlahović, Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran and Liverpool forward Darwin Núñez are reportedly on their shortlist (Simon Phillips), so the search for Maresca’s perfect man is on.
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Chelsea’s next matches in the Premier League |
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Man City (away) |
January 25 |
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West Ham (away) |
February 3 |
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Brighton (away) |
February 14 |
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Aston Villa (away) |
February 22 |
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Southampton (home) |
February 25 |
Chelsea reached out to Vlahović’s representativesaccording to reports in Italy. Maresca’s side have also made several approaches to Delap’s agent in recent weeks, according to the respected Stamford Bridge reporter Simon Phillips.
According to the source of the same media, the wolves are ahead Matheus Cunha is now a serious potential arrival.
Chelsea could move for Matheus Cunha “at any moment”
The versatile Molineux striker, who has played in a number of attacking positions under both Gary O’Neil and Vitor Pereira this season, is attracting very strong interest from Chelsea as they look for a proven new attacking option to complement Nicolas Jackson.
Cunha has been in the middle of a contract debacle and has reportedly agreed the financial aspects of a new deal, but both the Brazil international and his club hit a snag in talks when the possibility of a relegation clause was discussed (Dean Jones).
Ben Jacobs writes that Wolves will be looking around 80 million pounds to sell him in this window, but that hasn’t stopped Maresca’s side from potentially rivaling Arsenal in the race for his signature.
Phillips, writing via his Substack, says Chelsea could move for Cunha “at any moment”and he is “definitely one to watch” in the final stretch of January.
“My main source said Matheus Cunha is ‘definitely one to watch,'” the reporter wrote.
“With Cunha, there are more and more rumors that he will leave this month, and our source said that Chelsea are in and around this situation and could move for Cunha at any time. Although the same source believes that he is most likely in the moment he ends up at Arsenal, because they are the club that is currently trying and pushing the most.”
The 25-year-old has scored 10 goals and provided four assists in all competitions for Wolves this season, and there is little denying that he could be an excellent alternative to Jackson as Chelsea aim to qualify for the Champions League.
