Chelsea are reportedly making an attempt to get a deal performed for Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion this summer time, although it appears to be like more likely to be very costly for them.
The thrilling younger Spaniard has been linked with the Blues on a variety of events in latest occasions, and the newest on his future is that Atletico need as a lot as €70m for him, although the west London giants would ideally wish to get a deal performed for extra like €55m, in line with Give Me Sport.
Omorodion could also be a high quality younger participant with a giant future within the sport, however on the similar time you’ll be able to perceive Chelsea feeling it could be a threat to over-pay for the comparatively unproven 20-year-old, who nonetheless has some work to do to show he’s somebody able to beginning week in, week out for a prime membership.
In the meantime, Give Me Sport add that CFC might additionally flip to Lille striker Jonathan David, who could be accessible for lots cheaper as his asking worth this summer time is simply €25m.
Omorodion or David switch for Chelsea?
Clearly, David shouldn’t be actually up there with the very best strikers within the sport, however he’s nonetheless acquired a good report in Ligue 1 and will fare higher with the next calibre of participant round him, as he’d have at Stamford Bridge.
Nonetheless solely 24, the Canada worldwide might additionally nonetheless have loads of room to enhance, so it is perhaps price investing on this barely cheaper possibility than going all in on a prospect like Omorodion, even when it would find yourself wanting like the higher deal in the long term.
There are not any ensures with such younger gamers, so Chelsea would possibly need to play it a bit safer after investing a lot in different younger abilities like Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Nicolas Jackson who haven’t actually lived as much as expectations but.
