The one big question putting Chelsea, Aston Villa and Arsenal off 19 goal striker | OneFootball

Last summer. Chelsea had two players at the top of their striker shortlist – Samu Aghehowa and Jhon Duran. They ended up signing neither, and are now without a striker while Nicolas Jackson is injured.

But those two players have already gone on to make big moves, and their futures could be intertwined once again this summer. Duran stayed at Aston Villa, then went to Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia in January for huge money.

It was a big win for Villa, who got more money than they would have from Chelsea, but have also left themselves with just Ollie Watkins up top. They need a new striker and have decided they like the look of – you guessed – Aghehowa.

He left Atletico Madrid for Porto in the summer and has since banged in 19 goals in 31 games. He looks like he would have been the dream Jackson alternate, and we missed a trick here.

CaughtOffside today report that the the in form attacker is in demand from Villa, and that Chelsea retain their interest. Arsenal are also named as they struggle with their own attacking depth.

Premier League transition the only question for 19 goal striker

Samu Omorodion with a Chelsea logo.

Aghehowa is tearing up the Portuguese league, but there are always question marks about how that success translates to the Premier League. Even Victor Gyokeres, who is having a historic spell with Sporting CP didn’t manage to make anyone pay up just yet.

This should be a big summer of strikers coming to the Premier League, with Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal and Villa among the teams looking – but who bites on which player? That’s the question.

Sometimes players bridge the gap with ease, sometimes they flop entirely in a league with unmatched physicality. All we know is that the Blues can’t go a second summer in a row without pulling the trigger on a serious option.