5 Serie A players Maurizio Sarri could bring to Chelsea

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Maurizio Sarri

#2 Andrea Belotti (Torino)

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Andrea Belotti

It is no secret that Chelsea had real problems in terms of striking options last season. Alvaro Morata signed for the Blues last summer for a club-record fee of around £60 million from Juventus. He made a good start to his time at Stamford Bridge, and scored his tenth league goal on Boxing Day, but only scored one more in the Premier League before the season was out. In the final couple of months of the season, he was left out of the side, with Olivier Giroud starting in his place.

It’s possible that Sarri will come in and look to bring in a striker to replace Morata, and Belotti could be the man he looks to bring in. He has a physical style that suits the Premier League, and given the success that Didier Drogba and Diego Costa had in a blue shirt, having a bit of target man up top suits Chelsea as well. Last season wasn’t a great one for Belotti, partly down to injuries, and he only got ten goals. He scored 25 goals the year before though, and proved he was an accomplished finisher. It might be a risk for Chelsea to move for him, but he is capable of getting goals.

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