he Chelsea continues to scan the market in search of a center forward that reinforces a necessary goal-scoring squad. The top scorer of the ‘blue’ team is Cole Palmer with nine goals, and the sports management of the English club wants to find him a companion who can take the scoring responsibility off the young footballer.
The Stamford Bridge team would have their sights set on Saudi Arabia, specifically in footballers who seem not to be comfortable with their situation there and would be willing to return to the most competitive football in Europe.
Specifically, according to the English newspaper ‘The Telegraph’, the Chelsea I would be studying the possibility that Karim Benzema or Roberto Firmino will join the team on loan. According to this information, the London team would already be preparing the offers to try to incorporate one of these footballers.
The French striker has already scored 15 goals in 24 games for the club. Al-Ittihad, but his situation at the Saudi club seems to be reaching the limit. After several chapters of ‘sit-ins’, Benzema He did not travel with the rest of his teammates to a small preseason training camp in Dubai. The official version indicates that a cyclone prevented him from leaving the Mauritius Islands, although rumors indicate that the former Madrid player is not at all satisfied in Saudi Arabia.
Besides, Firmino He has scored only one goal in his 18 appearances after his great debut, losing his place in the starting eleven and the captain’s armband. He has also been linked with several European teams, and the Chelsea could be an option to return to the football elite.