Thomas Tuchel is believed to have asked the Chelsea board for a new striker in the January window amid the mounting injury crisis within his attacking roster at Stamford Bridge.
Forward duo Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner are both set for a spell on the sidelines with injury troubles and has left Tuchel bereft of alternative options to turn to in his ranks.
Lukaku, who made a mega-money move to Chelsea this summer in his return to England’s top flight from Inter Milan, had endured a patchy run of form in front of the goal prior to his injury with a goal drought across six outings.
Werner too has failed to hit the ground running and his joining Lukaku on the recovery table list at the Bridge has forced Tuchel to draft the Germany international Kai Havertz in the central striking role for the Blues.
Transfer expert Ian McGarry while speaking on The Transfer Window Podcast has claimed that Tuchel is on the hunt for attacking reinforcements ahead of the forthcoming winter transfer window to shore up his options up top on the pitch.
“It is our information that he [Tuchel] has requested from the club that they recruit a striker in the January window.”
“From what I’m told, there is no definite shortlist that’s been formulated as yet, but you can see the point that they’ve been heavily reliant on Lukaku in such a short space of time since he arrived back at the club for his second spell.
“This has been significantly influenced now as well by the fact Romelu Lukaku will miss at least two games but maybe up to a month in the coming weeks, as well as Timo Werner being out as well.”
