Exclusive – Chelsea are open to the idea of hiring two strikers this summer – with both Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero both considered at Stamford Bridge.
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90 minutes already revealed in December that Chelsea had joined the race for Haaland, with owner Roman Abramovich in love with the Norwegian international and ready to break the bank to make Haaland his latest superstar signing.
Chelsea are determined to land Haaland | Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
Signing Haaland remains Chelsea’s focus for the summer, but the idea of bringing in a new striker to play with the Dortmund man has also been discussed. Given his status as a free trader, Aguero is one of the candidates being considered.
Chelsea have met with Aguero’s representatives and have gone so far as to discuss personal terms, but with the Argentine also attracting interest from elsewhere, the Blues are keen to consider other options.
Abramovich may end up pursuing just one striker, especially given the cost of conceding primary goals such as Haaland or Inter Romelu Lukaku, both of which are expected to cost around or over £ 100m, but there is an awareness that Chelsea may need to chase their attack options this summer.
Olivier Giroud’s contract expires and Tammy Abraham hesitates to extend his current deal, which has two years left to run, while Chelsea want to make a big splash on a new striker.
Abraham has not been impressed by Chelea’s pursuit of Haaland | Pool / Getty Images
Thomas Tuchel has Timo Werner and Kai Havertz at his disposal, but neither of them is seen as an out-and-out striker, and 90min understands that club officials feel that their title push has been damaged by a lack of goals from their strikers.
Signing Haaland is seen as an obvious solution to these miseries, but the chance to bring in Aguero, who is a proven superstar at Premier League level, is one that Chelsea feel they should seriously consider.
Aguero has confirmed his intention to leave City this summer but has not yet made a decision on his future. His original plan was to take his talents to either Major League Soccer or his native Argentina, but the extent of interest in him from all over Europe has seen him re-evaluate.
Chelsea have discussed terms with Aguero’s agent | Gareth Copley / Getty Images
Both Inter and AC Milan have expressed interest in Aguero, while French giants Paris Saint-Germain are keen, and it is understood that Aguero has had talks with former employers Atletico Madrid about a possible return to the Spanish capital.
But Chelsea see themselves as real challengers to sign both Haaland and Aguero this summer, with Abramovich keen to finally build the dominant front line he has been looking for.
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