Chelsea are once more in the market for a striker this summer as they continue to look at options to lead the line for Mauricio Pochettino next season. Having failed to effectively replace Diego Costa six years ago and the amount of money spent since, it has been an unhappy area of the pitch.
Since the Spaniard left in 2017 no player has matched his 20 goal a season haul with only Eden Hazard getting close. Since then academy graduate Tammy Abraham has netted 15 non-penalty strikes but the tallies since then have been woeful.
Jorginho finished as the top scorer in 2020/21 with seven goals, all of those from the spot. Mason Mount put up a more respectable total of 11 last year but as a Cobham graduate and attacking midfielder rather than striker, it made a mockery of the investment in Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz.
