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Chelsea To Reward Maurizio Sarri With The Signing Of A New Striker In January

Chelsea To Reward Maurizio Sarri With The Signing Of A New Striker In January

Maurizio Sarri’s hopes of capturing the Premier League crown in his first season at Chelsea have been boosted with this news.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Chelsea's fantastic start to the season under Maurizio Sarri could be turned up a notch heading into the second half of the season.

The Blues are third in the Premier League and are two points behind leaders Manchester City and second-placed Liverpool.

However, it looks like Chelsea are serious about mounting a challenge for the league title and will provide the extra funds needed for the 59-year-old Italian manager to bolster his striking options.

The Daily Mail reports that the London club will make a move for Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi and Genoa's Krzysztof Piątek.

The Inter striker has a £97.5m release clause in his current contract, though the Italian club are in the process of negotiating a new and improved deal for their in-form player.

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The 25-year-old Argentine helped his side secure Champions League qualification last season, along with scoring 29 times in Serie A to become the league's top scorer for the 2017-18 campaign.

Former England manager Fabio Capello rates the Inter forward highly and has named him as the player that Real Madrid should sign.

Piątek, who is already a target for Barcelona, completed a move from Cracovia to Genoa for €4m last season.

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The 23-year-old Polish striker has become the first player to score seven times in their first seven appearances in Serie A since Gabriel Batistuta.

There's no doubt that both options would allow the former Napoli boss to add competition for Olivier Giroud and Álvaro Morata.

Chelsea were able to secure a late draw against Manchester United over the weekend.





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Topics: Football News, Maurizio Sarri, Chelsea, Football