Transfer news: Chelsea are considering moves for a striker with three names in the fray

Chelsea keep an eye on Brennan Johnson, Mohammed Kudus and Bradley Barcola

According to the Evening Standard, Chelsea are considering a striker this summer, with Brennan Johnson, Mohammed Kudus and Bradley Barcola all under consideration.

After missing out on the signing of Michael Olise from Crystal Palace, the Blues are also looking for a centre-forward and have recently identified Folarin Balogun as a perfect candidate to sign.

Injuries to Carney Chukwuemeka and Christopher Nkunku could force the Londoners to look again for an attacking player, and they appear to have found their target.

Chelsea want to sign PSG target Bradley Barcola.

However, Mauricio Pochettino remains cryptical about signing a new striker as he puts his faith in Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja. The latter is now nearing his return from a lengthy knee injury and will play an Under-21 match to get back into shape.

However, the Blues are on the market to sign a number 10 and see Barcola in the role. Kudus and Johnson are other candidates, but nothing is certain at the moment. Chelsea are exploring their options and could go one step ahead of the summer transfer window expiring for the aforementioned players.

While Jackson has potential, he is far from being a prolific goalscorer. He also lacks experience and may need guidance and support. The arrival of reinforcements should make life easier for the young man.

Chelsea wanted to add another striker and have expressed interest in signing Brennan Johnson.

Johnson is a versatile striker and already has plenty of Premier League experience. Kudus is an Ajax Amsterdam star and possibly the best player of the three. He has incredible versatility and is a dominant player going forward. Barcola is a leading talent and is ready to take the next step in his career. Chelsea could help him with this.

Given that Kudus and Barcola are both dynamic and established players at the highest level in Europe, they can both be excellent choices. Kudus can play attacking midfielder and right wing, while Barcola can play both right and left wing. We don’t have enough creative players. So if we manage to sign Barcola or Kudus, it will give more depth to our offensive line.

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Moises Caicedo was given excuse after terrible cameo debut in Chelsea loss to West Ham

The 21-year-old will not want to see his Blues debut back anytime soon.

After a shocking 37 minutes for his new team in a 3-1 loss to West Ham at the London Stadium, Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has been given a lifeline.

In the final seconds of the second half, the midfielder gave away a penalty that allowed the Irons to win the game thanks to Lucas Paqueta, making it the worst possible start to his time with the Blues.

Chelsea, Brighton, and Liverpool had been negotiating for the Ecuadorian international for several months, but Mauricio Pochettino’s team ultimately prevailed after it appeared that Jurgen Klopp’s team might have snuck in with a last-minute £110 million offer.

However, he finally left the Seagulls for Chelsea last Monday for a British record fee of £115 million, and fans questioned whether a week of training with the team would be enough to earn him a starting spot against David Moyes’ team.

It appeared as though Sunday could be the start of the 21-year-old’s dream career when he was joined by former Southampton star Romeo Lavia as new midfield prospects for the team. But it wasn’t to be.

West Ham took the lead twice after Carney Chukwuemeka’s first-half goal, thanks to goals from Nayef Aguerd and Michail Antonio, but Caicedo’s substitution of vice captain Ben Chilwell appeared to further disrupt the Blues’ formation and cohesiveness.

The second half was painful to watch as Chelsea moved the ball around carelessly and erratically, leading to Caicedo’s defensive error in the end.

In addition to the penalty, he also committed eight separate turnovers of the ball and two fouls, all while teammates’ fans mocked him online.

Jamie Redknapp, a Sky Sports analyst, attributes those errors to a lack of recent playing time prior to joining the Blues and thinks his future in a Blue shirt will be much brighter.

Redknapp said, “We have the luxury of hindsight [on Pochettino’s substitutions], but perhaps using someone to release into midfield and maybe bringing Conor Gallagher and bringing [Moises] Caicedo in. However, when you speak to the stats guys here, he has not played for 60 days, and you can see that rustiness because he gives the penalty away.

“Only the manager can see how he has trained; he is new to the club and may have felt he wasn’t ready for 45 minutes yet, but he will improve because it can only get better after giving up a penalty on your debut.

“However, there were some aspects that they simply could not master in the second half despite having played very well in the first. “.