‘He doesn’t get the respect his talent deserves, he’s got everything you’d look for in a striker – if I could pick anyone for Chelsea to sign, I’d pick him’: Glen Johnson names the star that he’d love the Blues to recruit in January

Chelsea vs Newcastle United (5-0). Glen Johnson (Chelsea). Championnat d'Angleterre - Saison 2003-2004. Chelsea contre Newcastle United. (Photo by Dave WINTER/Photo & Co./Corbis/VCG via Getty Images).

Chelsea have picked up 14 points from their first seven games under Enzo Maresca, after the Italian was recruited to replace Mauricio Pochettino as boss this summer.

The Blues signed the likes of Joao Felix, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in an attempt to strengthen their squad, and early results have been good.