Former Chelsea defender William Gallas believes that Victor Osimhen is not the answer at Stamford Bridge.
The Napoli forward has been linked with a big money move away from Napoli this January, and Chelsea are just one of the Premier League sides who are said to be interested in the player.
With Nicolas Jackson still improving with age, Christopher Nkunku recovering from injury, and Armando Broja not necessarily wanted for the long term, there is a logic to signing a striker.
However Gallas, speaking to Gambling Zone, thinks there are better, cheaper alternatives.
He said: “Forget the expensive Victor Osimhen, if Firmino and Benzema are available they would be no brainers.
“I know Osimhen from Napoli has been linked, but how much would he cost? It would be too much.
“Firmino and Benzema have been linked from Saudi. Those two could certainly be a good option because Benzema and Firmino wouldn’t cost that much money.
“Jackson and Broja will have to accept it, too, as that means they didn’t do their job properly. For Jackson it’s a bit different though as just arrived at the new club and he needs time to adapt to the new club, at least a year. So for Jackson it’s completely different.”
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