Fabrizio Romano has given CaughtOffside an exclusive update on Chelsea’s plans for Christopher Nkunku and other potential new signings ahead of time following the blow of losing Armando Broja to injury for the rest of the season.
Writing in today’s edition of the Daily Briefing, Romano explained that Chelsea would look to sign a replacement for Broja this January, with the Blues still planning to sign Nkunku from RB Leipzig in the summer.
Perhaps it might make sense to bring Nkunku on earlier, but Romano suggests that’s not Chelsea’s current thinking, with another striker targeted instead, though no specific names appear to be on their radar at the moment.
It’s a huge blow for CFC to lose Broja for such an extended period as the Albanian international looks like a hugely promising young talent who surely could have had a role to play in Graham Potter’s side in the second half of the season.
Still, Chelsea have been short on goals this season, scoring just 17 in the Premier League so far – a lower tally than clubs like Leicester City and Leeds United below them in the table – so it makes sense to invest in a new striker. a priority for January.
“Chelsea will actively work to find a new striker after Armando Broja’s injury,” Romano explained.
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“Christopher Nkunku is expected to join in the summer to look for other players. Now it is still early to say who the serious candidates are, Chelsea will explore many options, but the idea is to sign a new striker in January to replace Broja.
Chelsea spent heavily on the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling in the summer, but both players have been pretty disappointing so far, so fans will have to hope they do better with their January targets.
