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Attack
Players: Callum Hudson-Odoi, Pedro, Willian Borges, Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham, Michy Batshuayi
How is it possible to replace a player like Eden Hazard?
Their former Belgian star was the driving force behind Chelsea's numerous title pushes over the years and provided the Stamford Bridge faithful with goals, assists, chances, exhilarating dribbles and countless moments of magic. When Christian Pulisic was finally the man they turned to in the hope of replacing the outgoing Hazard, there was obviously a sense of hope, but it would have been wishful thinking for the American to fully replace the Belgian skipper.
Pulisic's voes settling into the side apart, Chelsea have a number of talking points surrounding Chelsea's attack. Tammy Abraham has been one of the standout performers in the league let alone at the club and is currently enjoying his most successful top-flight campaign to date.
Playing for his boyhood club, the Englishman has scored 12 goals and set up a further 3 assists this season in the league and has led the side's charge for a top 4 finish. His deputy Michy Batshuayi, as a consequence of Abraham's excellent form, is yet to be awarded a start, having played just 119 minutes over 12 games off the bench. He managed a goal and an assist in that period.
With Olivier Giroud reportedly set to leave and a number of crunch matches coming up in the second half of the season, Chelsea's search for attacking reinforcements is well underway. Frank Lampard has reportedly kept tabs on the likes of Moussa Dembele of Olympique Lyon, Victor Osimhen of Lille, Timo Werner of RB Leipzig and a host of other talented strikers for a considerable while as he searches for an ideal striker to partner Abraham.
Pulisic has found it hard to find regular football so far under Lampard, while both Willian and Pedro are on the wrong side of 30. The Brazilian has recently confirmed the ongoing talks regarding a new contract at Stamford Bridge, but the Spaniard is reportedly set to leave the club. Despite Lampard and the club hierarchy seemingly ready to show faith in the prodigious Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chelsea would very well be looking the possible arrival of a quality wide player, such as Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund.
The English winger has been a subject of interest for Chelsea since a while now, with both the Blues and Liverpool having reportedly watched Sancho before he eventually moved to Germany.
Now, after Sancho has solidified himself as one of the most sought-after properties on the continent, Lampard & co. have been heavily linked with a possible move to help fill Hazard's boots. Any move would involve fees of over £100m, and Roman Abramovic would also have to do battle with Manchester United for his services. Sancho's creative ability would do wonders for the current Chelsea attack considering their lack of consistent chance creators in midfield.
Wilfried Zaha is another name that has been thrown into the fray with Chelsea's interest in the Ivorian going hand in hand with Crystal Palace's alleged interest in Giroud. Should a move for the former United man materialise, Chelsea would be getting one of the best 1v1 dribblers in the league and could possibly give their attack a cutting edge. He regularly finished only behind Hazard in terms of take-ons completed for a good couple of seasons prior to the Belgian's departure.
A consistent striker who could rotate, compete or pair up with Tammy Abraham, along with an expert wide player are seemingly at the very top of Chelsea's transfer wish list in this area of the pitch. Expect them to recruit reinforcements in this area of the pitch this winter.
