Enzo Maresca has revealed that if Chelsea have the chance to bring in a striker before the end of the window who can help make a difference, they will go for it.
The Blues responded to last weekend’s defeat to Manchester City with a 2-0 Europa Conference League win against Servette on Thursday night.
Chelsea have been busy again in the transfer window with several new faces, including Pedro Neto and Joao Felix, but there is still one position they would like to fill.
Chelsea will try to sign a striker
Although they have signed teenager Marc Guiu from Barcelona, it is no secret that Chelsea are looking for a more established striker to compete with Nicolas Jackson.
The Blues have been linked with a whole host of names throughout the summer, including Jhon Duran and Jonathan David, but nothing has materialized yet.
Chelsea saw a move for Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion fall through at the start of the summer and are heavily linked with Napoli’s Victor Osimhen.
The Blues are interested in the Nigeria international, but he is reportedly only on loan, something both the player and Napoli are not interested in at this stage.
Maresca was asked about the possibility of Chelsea signing a striker and said the club will try but won’t sign someone just for the sake of it.
“We’ll see. If we have a chance to bring in a new guy who can help us and make a difference, we’ll try.” he told reporters.
“We don’t need to sign players just for (the sake of) signing players. If we sign players who will help us improve, we certainly need players. Otherwise, we’re happy just the way we are.”
Nicolas Jackson is likely to lead the line for Chelsea unless the Blues manage to bring in an established striker and the 23-year-old impressed in his first season with 14 Premier League goals, although he would certainly benefit from learning from ‘a more established striker. .
