The unenviable task of trying to identify Chelsea’s new striker and figuring out how to best utilise their abilities has been given to Mauricio Pochettino.
Joao Felix, Kai Havertz, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have all been used as the focal point during this dismal campaign, and while the latter showed brief bursts of brilliance, watching this trio all separately play as a central striker was unsatisfying and frustrating.
Lautaro Martinez, who has proven to be more than capable of filling this enormous void, has been mentioned as a potential solution to this damaging issue.
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The Times claims that Real Madrid will compete with Chelsea for the services of the 25-year-old.
After Karim Benzema abruptly left for Saudi Arabia, the defending European champions are searching for a frontman.
The Football Insider previously reported that it would take a £70 million offer to persuade the Nerazzurri to approve his sale.
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The Argentine has scored 28 goals across all competitions this season, ranking second in Serie A scoring. He has arguably been unplayable this year.
The 48-cap international was key to Inter’s recent Coppa Italia victory over Fiorentina, which they won 2-1. Unsurprisingly, Martinez scored twice and has the highest campaign average match rating (7.18) in the team, according to Sofascore.
When the Milanese giants face treble-chasing Manchester City in Istanbul this evening’s Champions League final, they will be hoping he can replicate this mesmerising power.
Martinez could imitate Nicolas Anelka’s tricks at Stamford Bridge if the Blues were successful in landing this daring swoop. The Frenchman lived in the English capital for four years, winning one Premier League and two FA Cups while tallying 59 goals and 36 assists in 184 games.
The former Arsenal star scored 19 goals in his first full season at Chelsea, shared the league’s scoring title with another player, and stepped up when Didier Drogba’s season was severely hampered by injury, resulting in only five goals.
Nicolas-Anelka-Chelsea
The situation at the San Siro is comparable because Martinez has scored more goals than teammates Edin Dzeko and Romelu Lukaku have combined.
Anelka and Martinez do, however, have something in common: they can both be the attack’s catalyst while also combining to form a potent attacking partnership.
Anelka saw evidence of this in the 2009–10 season, when he and Drogba combined for 61 goals in the Premier League as Chelsea won the championship.
The World Cup winner and the aforementioned Lukaku both scored the same number of goals in their dominant Serie A victory during the 2020–21 season.
The £186k-per-week player, who has been dubbed “spectacular” by Lionel Messi, is a highly desirable prospect for the west London team because of his versatility, his ability to score goals alone or with a partner, and his experience playing as a single or double striker.
