Chelsea 'make transfer decision' on £78.7m striker as Enzo Maresca's January plan revealed

Chelsea person reportedly decided whether to property up with a woody for Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani successful the January transportation window.

As swoops for Galatasaray-bound Victor Osimhen and Al-Ahli's Ivan Toney fell done a fewer months ago, the summertime marketplace closed without a caller fig 9 arriving successful Chelsea's ranks.

However, the Blues person fared good acknowledgment to the contributions of Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson, who person combined for 21 of the club's 38 Premier League goals this play arsenic they prevarication fourth successful the table.

Only 2 players - Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah - tin amended Palmer's tally of 12 strikes, portion nine-goal Jackson besides sits successful the top 10 highest Premier League scorers of the existent campaign.

Nevertheless, the West London giants person been repeatedly tipped to bolster their violative enactment erstwhile the wintertime model reopens, and Kolo Muani is said to person emerged arsenic a imaginable target.

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Chelsea determine against Kolo Muani approach?

The erstwhile Nantes and Eintracht Frankfurt attacker is expected to beryllium fixed the greenish airy to permission the Parc des Princes implicit the winter, and a erstwhile study claimed that PSG could adjacent usage him arsenic a bargaining chip to onshore Christopher Nkunku.

However, according to writer Ben Jacobs, Chelsea bash not mean to marque a determination for Kolo Muani midway done the season, adjacent though the nine clasp 'natural respect' for the 26-year-old.

While the Blues volition not beryllium welcoming Kolo Muani to Stamford Bridge, Jacobs insists that the nine are inactive successful pursuit of a caller focal constituent and person 'several names' connected their shortlist for 2025.

In the meantime, though, Enzo Maresca and co person 'big confidence' successful Jackson to support connected delivering successful the Premier League, and determination is nary unreserved from the Blues to motion a caller centre-forward.

The Blues volition play their last crippled of 2024 distant to Ipswich Town connected Monday evening, earlier heading to Crystal Palace connected January 4 for their opening conflict of 2025.

Could Kolo Muani inactive extremity up successful the Premier League?

The Premier League doorway should not beryllium afloat closed for Kolo Muani successful January, arsenic the PSG attacker is inactive said to beryllium connected the radar of 4 different high-profile English teams.

While predominantly a centre-forward, the 26-year-old tin besides bash a occupation connected either wing, perchance making him an intriguing enactment for Arsenal pursuing Bukayo Saka's hamstring injury.

The Gunners tin seemingly expect to beryllium offered Kolo Muani connected loan erstwhile the model reopens, but Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur could each throw their chapeau into the ring.

PSG paid Frankfurt £78.7m to bring Kolo Muani backmost to France successful 2023, but helium has failed to deed the aforesaid heights helium managed successful the Bundesliga, lone scoring 11 goals successful 54 matches.

This season, the France planetary has recovered the backmost of the nett doubly successful 14 appearances, starting conscionable 2 games successful Ligue 1 and nary successful the Champions League.

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