Chelsea may have the chance to strengthen their attacking ranks in the January transfer window by loaning out talented teenager Youssoufa Moukoko. The striker has been struggling for minutes with Borussia Dortmund and the Bundesliga side are reportedly considering allowing him to leave the club and spend the second part of the season elsewhere.
The Blues continued to spend big over the summer, taking their total spending under Todd Boehly to over £1 billion. However, despite the significant fees paid, only one prepared striker arrived in this period: Nicolas Jackson.
The former Villarreal star was signed over the summer with the aim of managing Mauricio Pochettino’s team for many years, but has since failed to reach the Premier League. The Senegalese foreigner has shown promise when called upon, but in the His six goals in 11 appearances exaggerate his impact.
As a result, Pochettino needs a number 9 marquee to arrive as temporarily as possible, and several features are already being analysed at Stamford Bridge. But with the maximum number of smart players only available in the summer transfer windows, Chelsea may want to find an artistic solution to one of their most pressing problems.
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Moukoko can be just that for Pochettino, even if he can only work with the flexible striker for the rest of the campaign. According to TeamTalk, Dortmund will let the 19-year-old leave the club on loan in January as they are unable to offer him the opportunities he wants to develop.
Despite entering the scene at the age of 16 and being the youngest player in Bundesliga history, the German foreigner has fallen through the hierarchy at Signal Iduna Park and several clubs have already shown interest in signing him.
Fulham and Crystal Palace are among the Premier League groups said to be in favour of a loan deal for Moukoko, but Chelsea are never expected to be left out of any transfer race. The Blues “will be alerted” to his availability as they are long-time admirers of the highly-rated striker, and a short-term loan deal could even put them in a smart position for a permanent move later on, with Transfermarkt. valuing the teenager at £26 million.
With Napoli unlikely to sell Victor Osimhen in January and Brentford insisting Ivan Toney will spend the season with them, Pochettino will have to ask for an alternative solution to be discovered or threaten to put all his religion on Jackson for the rest of the season.
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