Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been urged to give Armando Broja a real chance at being able to replace Romelu Lukaku for the 2022/23 season and at the same time enact revenge on West Ham over their Declan Rice stance.
Whether or not the Blues sign a new out-and-out No 9 this summer to replace the already gone Lukaku remains to be seen. The Understanding is that manager Tuchel is set to bring in versatile forwards like Raheem Sterling and Raphinha, who like Kai Havertz, can play in any position across the front three. This would in essence prevent the chance of an expensive mistake occurring for the second summer in a row as the quest to fill the No 9 jersey goes on. With both Andrea Belotti and Gianluca Scamacca two big names that are available for transfers this summer, the old Chelsea under Roman Abramovich may have moved to sign one of the Serie A options.
However, new owner Todd Boehly wants the club to become smarter with how they spend their money in the transfer market and this could mean looking to options closer to home in the academy set-up which has had a lot of money invested throughout the previous regime. One of the shining lights that is attracting much interest from various Premier League clubs this summer is striker Broja. After a breakthrough season in 2021/22 with Southampton which saw him attain a total of 10 goal contributions in all competitions, no wonder Ralph Hasenhuttl's side are alongside the likes of West Ham and Newcastle in openly expressing their interests in the Albanian.
