Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is facing an urgent issue with Nicolas Jackson that may require him to dip into the transfer market.
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is already lining up moves for a new striker just 11 days after the transfer window closed with issues over £32million signing Nicolas Jackson arising. The Senegalese striker arrived from Villarreal in July and made an immediate impression in pre-season, but he has struggled to find form in the Premier League and the Blues face being left with only one senior striker in January unless they make a signing.
The 22-year-old opened his account with a goal in the 3-0 win over Luton Town last month after starting all four of Chelsea’s league matches under Pochettino, with Armando Broja in the rehabilitation phase of recovery and Christopher Nkunku injured until December.
But the Senegalese has found life difficult in the Premier League and he was guilty of one of the worst misses so far this season in their 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest last time, after somehow diverting Raheem Sterling’s deflected cross over the bar from just four yards out.
At a crucial point in the game, Pochettino’s reaction on the touchline spoke volumes about his side’s inability to score goals. And now he is on the lookout for potential reinforcements.
The Argentinian has shortlisted three strikers to pursue in January, with RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko one of the names included on their list of transfer targets, according to GiveMeSport. The west London side are also said to be monitoring Brentford’s Ivan Toney and Aston Villa poacher Ollie Watkins.
All three players would command a huge fee, with Leipzig reluctant to let Sesko go for anything lower than £70m. Likewise, Brentford will be desperate to hang onto Toney – currently suspended until January – and Watkins is a key figure at Villa Park.
