Coach Enzo Maresca of Chelsea stated on Friday that his team will not hesitate to add a new number nine to their roster before the transfer window closes if the player enhances their roster.
With players like winger Pedro Neto, striker Joao Felix, midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Swedish-Danish custodian Filip Jorgensen, Chelsea has shelled out over 160 million pounds ($210.7 million).
Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, and Marc Guiu, an 18-year-old who arrived from La Liga team Barcelona in July, are the strikers for the West London club.
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“I just communicate the players that I like and the players I don’t like.
“Hopefully, we can find solutions for them because at the end, when you find solutions, everyone is happy,” Maresca told reporters.
“We don’t need to sign players just for signing players.
” If we sign a player to make us improve, we will sign players, otherwise we are happy with the way we are.
“If we have a chance to bring a number nine that makes us better, we are going to try.”
Portuguese Neto may play against his previous team when the Italian team travels to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday.
“Pedro, the last time he played 90 minutes was in February.
“You can imagine, a long time ago.
“We need with him, and seven or eight more players… we need to also build the physical condition,” Maresca said.
“Probably tonight (against Swiss side Servette in the Conference League first leg playoff) for Pedro, playing 65 or 60 minutes, probably to give him another game on Sunday is too early, but we’ll see.”
After spending six months on loan during the 2022–23 season, Portuguese Felix returned to Chelsea on a permanent transfer, and he may also play at Molineux.
“In terms of physicality, I think he is ready because he was already playing games there (at Atletico Madrid).
“He needs more time to understand the way we want to play but overall I think he can play,” Maresca said.
“He is a top player, no doubt.”