Todd Boehly has addressed Chelsea's striker struggles, pointing out that it is not a case of picking up a new No.9 from "the grocery store".
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Failed to sign a striker in summer of 2024Current options yet to truly convinceBlues have spent big across multiple windowsFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Blues were heavily linked with Nigeria international Victor Osimhen during the summer of 2024, as he was nudged towards the exits at Serie A side Napoli, but no deal was done and the prolific 26-year-old is now with Galatasaray – competing against former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in the Turkish Super Lig.
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In west London, Nicolas Jackson managed nine goals before succumbing to a hamstring injury. Marc Guiu is also nursing a knock, Christopher Nkunku has struggled to live up to expectations, and Enzo Maresca has taken to using Portuguese winger Pedro Neto as a false nine.
WHAT TODD BOEHLY SAID
Speaking at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit, Chelsea co-owner Boehly said of the firepower issues: "Strikers are hard to find. You don’t go into the grocery store and say, ‘I am going to get a striker’. It is an amazing skill set and you have to have the right mentality."
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On Chelsea’s overall strategy, which has seem them invest heavily on young players, Boehly added: "What we were really thinking about is how you put together a team that has the ability to stay together. When you read about the teams who were the dynasties over the years, they had superstar captains that really led them. What you're trying to find is that superstar captain."