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Chelsea has not been able to replace the legendary striker Didier Drogba since the Ivorian left the club in 2012. The Blues splashed £50 Million to acquire the services of Spanish striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool in an attempt to fill the void that was left by the Ivorian striker but the Spaniard never lived up to the mammoth transfer fees paid to sign him.
Torres managed only 45 goals for Chelsea from his 172 appearances before leaving out on loan to join AC Milan. He later joined his boyhood club Atletico Madrid.
Diego Costa was close to filling the legendary strikers' boot at Stamford Bridge before leaving the club unceremoniously to rejoin his former club Atletico Madrid. The Blues search for another striker continued as they splashed a record fee £60 Million to sign Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid in 2017.
The Blues later added Olivier Giroud to their ranks in January 2018 a transfer shocked the world football as he joined from Chelsea London rivals Arsenal.
Both the strikers have failed to impress their new manager as Sarri has resorted to playing Eden Hazard as false nine instead of picking on his natural strikers. Alvaro Morata has 5 goals in 14 League appearances with Giroud only scoring one goal in 15 appearances.
Lack of goals from their strikers could prompt the Blues to sign a striker in January for them to compete with other top Premier League side with high-flying strikers and to qualify for Champions League having missed out last season.
Here is a look at the five strikers that Maurizio Sarri's side could sign in January to enable them to finish in the top for this season.
#5 Alassane Plea
The French striker has taken Bundesliga by storm since joining German side Borussia Mönchengladbach in the summer for a fee reported to be around €25 million from the French side Nice.
Plea has been instrumental in Borussia Mönchengladbach high-flying start to the season as they sit third in the Bundesliga table nine point off Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund.
The former OGC Nice striker has made a blistering start to his Bundesliga career finding the back of the net nine times and providing three assists including a clinical 13-minute hat-trick against Werder Bremen.
The French striker's intelligent runs behind opposition defense and his long shoots would be very important for Chelsea in the second half of the season. The creativity of Eden Hazard could get out the best out of the French striker at the Stamford Bridge.
#4 Aleksandar Mitrovic
The Serbian had a nightmare introduction to the Premier League when he joined Newcastle United as a youngster in 2015 where he only managed 17 goals in 72 appearances for the Magpies across three seasons before leaving to Fulham initially on loan but turned permanent this season.
Despite Fulham struggling in the Premier League this season where they sit 19th in the table, Mitrovic has been their only shining light with seven goals; one goal more than Morata and Giroud's goals tally combined.
The Serbian striker has been dominating the Premier League defenders with his physical presence in the box. His aerial prowess could have earned him more goals if he was playing for a top-half team.
Mitrovic is finally proving that he can be a top striker in the Premier League as he is now on his third season playing in the English top flight football.
Mitrovic's physical presence and his dominant play are exactly what Chelsea has been missing since the departure of Diego Costa and the Serbian can step up to task and be the lead striker at Stamford Bridge.
#3 Callum Wilson
The Englishman has been a revelation for Eddie Howe's Bournemouth side this season. Wilson is having his best form in front of the goal this season.
Wilson has already matched his best tally of nine goals for Bournemouth after featuring 17 times this season. The English striker is one goal away hitting double figures in the English Premier League for the first time in his career.
He has proven to be a big game player as he has already scored against Manchester United and Manchester City this season.
His exploits this season has not gone unnoticed as he earned a senior England team call-up. He scored for the Three Lions on his debut against the USA.
Callum has shown great maturity and composure with his deadly finishes this season and could be a great addition to Chelsea squad.
#2 Gonzalo Higuan
Gonzalo Higuain was forced out of Juventus with summer arrival of five-time Ballon d'Or winner and his former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. 'El Pipita' therefore joined AC Milan on a season-long loan.
The Argentine time at AC Milan has not gone as expected as he has only managed five goals for a goal-shy AC Milan side that has gone four matches without scoring in the Serie A.
The former Real Madrid hit-man already played under the current Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri. He could relish the chance to be reunited with him at Stamford Bridge if the opportunity presents itself.
Higuain is a proven scorer and linking up with Chelsea would make him rediscover his goalscoring touch as he scored 91 goals in 146 appearances under Sarri at Napoli. The Argentine revealed his desire to play in the Premier League and a chance to join Chelsea would make him fulfill his dream.
#1 Lorenzo Insigne
The Italian has been in blistering form for Napoli this season netting seven goals in 10 Serie A matches as the Partenopei sit in the second position nine points behind the leaders Juventus. Insigne has 10 goals in all competitions four goals shy of 14 goals he scored last season showing how clinical and ruthless he has become in front of goal this season.
The Italian developed into a world-class attacker under the current Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri and reuniting with him at Chelsea could take his game into a whole new level and help fix the Blues striking woes.
Insigne's pace, creativity, and quick play could make him form a dream partnership with Eden Hazard at Chelsea that could tear apart Premier League defenses. His vision and ball control could make him valuable for Chelsea and he could spearhead the Blues counter-attack football.
Having played under Sarri at Napoli, Insigne settling at Chelsea would be very easy as he clearly understands the Sarri-ball.
