As we go into day 17 of the January switch window, all of the chatter stays a couple of new striker probably arriving this month.
Yesterday began very vigorous and studies in Portugal claimed Chelsea had a proposal rejected for Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres.
As you would possibly bear in mind, we broke the unique information on Chelsea’s curiosity in Gyokeres on my web site, Si Phillips Talks Chelsea, but it surely had been anticipated for weeks now that Chelsea wouldn’t be making a transfer this month, and he needed to see the season out at his membership.
Stories of a proposal from Chelsea had been quickly shot down by dependable English sources, and that was that!
However the discuss of a possible short-term possibility coming in for Chelsea this month continues to be a chance. However who’re they taking a look at?
There’s been speculative chatter surrounding each Roberto Firmino and Karim Benzema, and there was additionally point out of Aleksander Mitrovic yesterday too. Nothing strong, and actually, essentially the most life like possibility there seems like Firmino.
Benzema’s wages are ridiculous, and it seems like Mitrovic needs to remain the place he’s.
However perhaps if Benzema needs to go away Saudi so badly, that he considers a pay-cut? Or perhaps Mitrovic thinks that truly, perhaps a return to the Premier League is likely to be interesting, particularly if it’s Chelsea?
I requested the group on my web site for his or her ideas on these three names this week, and the outcomes are fairly clear.
Initially although, are we even open to a short-term possibility arriving? In brief, sure, we completely are.
I requested whether or not you’ll be comfortable for Chelsea to signal (the correct profile) a short-term ST possibility this month provided that a everlasting possibility shouldn’t be attainable?
86% stated sure, 12% aren’t positive, and solely 2% are in opposition to this concept.
I fully agree with the 86%.
Firmino although, shouldn’t be such a well-liked selection with us right here.
I requested, would you be comfortable if Firmino arrived on mortgage this month?
46% stated no, 34% aren’t positive, and simply 20% stated sure.
I believe I’d be within the ‘unsure’ part on this one I’m afraid, firmly on the fence.
Clive Brunskill
However who I’m not on the fence about is Benzema and Mitrovic, I’d take each of these at Chelsea proper now, and looks like nearly all of you’ll as effectively.
I requested, would you be comfortable if Benzema arrived on mortgage this month?
A giant 79% stated sure, 14% are not sure, and solely 7% stated no.
I requested, would you be proud of Mitrovic arrived on mortgage this month?
This was virtually unanimous! 92% stated sure, 5% are not sure, and simply 2% stated no.
I’m absolutely with the 92% right here. If there may be ANY likelihood in any respect to get Mitrovic this month, you go and get him.
82% are even open to signing him on a short-term everlasting deal, whereas solely 49% are open to doing the identical factor with Benzema.
The factor with the latter is he has astronomical wages. So if he significantly needs a transfer again to Europe, he should decrease them drastically. Solely in Saudi will he get such wages.
Sadly although Mitrovic would possibly simply keep the pipedream as a result of Saudi are very reluctant to let gamers go away proper now attributable to not wanting to present the league a nasty rep, and in addition he’s doing so effectively there this season that insiders don’t suppose he’ll even take into consideration leaving.
It’s attention-grabbing to see although, that the majority of us on this group consider it is likely to be sensible for Chelsea to get a short-term striker possibility on this month after which maybe go all out for a essential goal in the summertime.
For me, it merely MUST be the correct profile that we’d like although, and that’s an all spherical confirmed quantity 9 with an aerial menace, somebody who can maintain the ball up and hyperlink the play, and somebody who can bodily combine it with PL defenders and naturally, is aware of precisely the place the web is and isn’t a young person!!
