Chelsea have a striker problem, and they need a solution.
If they’re not going to buy someone – and it’s not clear if they will this January – they need alternatives.
Maurizio Sarri has tried Eden Hazard up front, but injuries to our wingers has really taken that option off the table.
We’ve been forced back into playing Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud, neither of whom are up to it. But there’s another option.
Ruben Loftus Cheek has all of the physical characteristics and the goalscoring ability to lead the line for Sarri. He’s scored three times in the Premier League this season, despite starting just one game, and has impressed both on the wing and when played through the middle.
It’s not an ideal solution, but if it stops us panic-buying another veteran like we bought Giroud last year, it might just be a smart call.
This game against Nottingham Forest at the weekend looks like it could be the perfect chance.
