Chelsea are reportedly weighing up making a transfer for Borussia Dortmund teenage striker Youssoufa Moukoko in January.
Moukoko has shone within the Bundesliga this time period, scoring six targets in 14 appearances, and he turned the youngest participant to symbolize Germany at a World Cup when he got here off the bench in opposition to Japan simply three days after his 18th birthday final month.
His performances in his homeland have caught the attention of various Premier League golf equipment, together with Chelsea, who had been anticipated to attempt to signal the teenager subsequent summer season when his contract at Dortmund expires.
Youssoufa Moukoko (centre) is attracting curiosity, and Chelsea may attempt to signal him in January
Moukoko might be introduced in to ease Chelsea’s striker disaster after Armando Broja appeared to endure a critical knee harm
Nevertheless, the west London membership may now transfer for Moukoko sooner and try to lure him away from Germany subsequent month, in line with The Athletic.
Certainly, Chelsea’s plans to herald a brand new striker might have been considerably affected by the harm suffered by Armando Broja of their mid-season pleasant with Aston Villa on Sunday.
Broja was stretchered off after showing to maintain a critical knee harm following a problem with Villa defender Ezri Konsa.
Chelsea are nonetheless ready to seek out out the extent of the setback, however there are fears that he might have torn his ACL which might rule him out for the remainder of the season.
Graham Potter’s Chelsea are presently the bottom scorers within the prime half of the Premier League
If so, this may increasingly pressure Chelsea into the switch market subsequent month, which may result in them setting their sights on Moukoko.
Graham Potter does presently have a few different choices to fill the lone striker function at Chelsea aside from Broja, with the Blues boss capable of name on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Kai Havertz.
The pair have solely scored 4 league targets between them this season, although, and Chelsea are the bottom scorers within the prime half of the Premier League, highlighting their lack of firepower.
Ought to Broja be out for a prolonged interval, the membership might contemplate it a precedence to herald a brand new attacker to spice up their probabilities of a top-four end this time period.
