Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel believes Chelsea need a new striker to compete for the Premier League title. He suggests Victor Osimhen or Viktor Gyokeres as potential targets.
Former Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel has urged his old club to sign Victor Osimhen or Viktor Gyokeres in the January transfer window. According to Obi Mikel, Chelsea 's current striker Nicolas Jackson is not scoring enough goals for the Blues. The former Nigeria international added that Chelsea will not compete for the Premier League title this season because they are not clinical enough in front of goal.
'We are creating chances, we are still playing well, we are still doing the right things but we are not clinical enough, we’re not scoring goals,' Obi Mikel said on The Obi One Podcast. 'We have talked about getting another top, top striker who can win us these kind of games, difficult games where if Nicolas Jackson is not firing on all cylinders you can give him a rest and then get someone else to come into the team and try to win us games and score goals. 'We are not clinical enough, he is not scoring enough goals. He puts himself in the right positions but then he’s not finishing, he’s not scoring enough. 'If we had Victor Osimhen or the guy from Sporting, Viktor Gyokeres, trust me, we’d still be competing for the Premier League.' Jackson has scored nine Premier League goals this season so far. The Senegalese has struggled for form in recent weeks for Chelsea. The 23-year-old has scored just once in his last six appearances for Enzo Maresca's side. Meanwhile, Osimhen who has been linked with Chelsea, is currently playing for Galatasaray on loan from Napoli Gyokeres, on the other hand, plies his trade for Sporting CP and he is currently linked with a move to Manchester United in January transfer window
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