Mauricio Pochettino has made no secret of his desire to strengthen his squad (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea have drawn up a five-man striker shortlist for the January transfer window, according to reports.
The Blues are keen to bolster their attacking options with head coach Mauricio Pochettino making no secret of his desire to strengthen his struggling squad.
After Chelsea lost 2-0 to Everton on Sunday, the Argentine is keen to bring in a new striker as well as a central midfielder and a defender.
The west Londoners appear to be prioritising a move for a striker first and foremost and have been linked with five different names.
According to the Evening Standard, Chelsea have Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres and FC Copenhagen’s Roony Bardghji on their list of possible options.
Sweden international Gyokeres, 25, who moved to Portugal from English side Coventry City this summer, has scored 15 goals in 18 games for Sporting.
Bardghji, 18, is another Swedish player on Chelsea’s radar and the teenager has registered 11 goals across 30 matches for Copenhagen this term.
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With Pochettino thought to be worried over the lack of height in his squad, 6ft 1in forwards Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen are also on Chelsea’s five-man shortlist.
Chelsea face a battle with Arsenal to bring in Brentford star Toney while Osimhen would likely command a hefty transfer fee given his goalscoring heroics at Napoli.
The fifth name on Chelsea’s list of options is Club Brugge’s 18-year-old wonderkid Antonio Nusa after the Blues saw a deadline day bid rejected in the summer.
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