It didn't take long for Chelsea to reach the point where a new forward might have to be considered. The £97.5 million signing of Romelu Lukaku has proved to be far from smooth sailing. With the Belgian seeming set on a return to Inter Milan. Thomas Tuchel is understood to be willing to allow the forward to leave.
That will require a significant loan fee to be sanctioned, however, but Chelsea must prepare to improve, and the striker will need replacing in some fashion if he is to leave Stamford Bridge. Attacking players including Ousmane Dembele, Christopher Nkunku, and Raheem Sterling have all been under consideration for the first summer of transfer business under Todd Boehly.
Few connections have been made to out-and-out strikers, though the likes of Lautaro Martínez have been noted, a Premier League figure may be in search of time in front of goal and as the chosen striker for a top team. Gabriel Jesus has been offered to the Blues in addition to a number of teams across Europe following the arrivals of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.
