Premier League A very good striker – Chelsea legend tells Blues to sign African star

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A former Chelsea legend has urgend the club to go for African striker in the summer as the lagtter has good scoring abilities and can solve their offensive problems.

The Blues are trailed this season since the fired Thomas Tuchel with Todd Boehly’s arrival.

Chelsea are only 10th on Premier League table and lost their UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg clash to Borussia Dortmund 0-1.

With the club looking for a proper n°9 to sign in the sumer as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang no longer enter their plans, Emmanuel Petit suggested them Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen.

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According to the former Blues defender, the Super Eagle is better than Marcus Thuram who is also in the radars of the club.

“If I was Chelsea, I would go for Osimhen over the likes of Marcus Thuram. You know there is a striker’s curse at Chelsea but someday this will be broken and he could do it”, Petit told the Premier League odds.

“I have followed Osimhen since he played for Lille and he was already a very good striker.”

Victor Osimhen is leading the Top scorers chart in Serie A this season with 19 goals in 20 appearances.

To sign Osimhen, Chelsea will face a stiff competition as Premier League rivals Manchester United are also interested in landing him from Napoli.


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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