Chelsea will not buy another striker in January despite both Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata suffering injuries in the last couple of weeks.
The Blues are short of options up front and have deployed Eden Hazard as a false nine and despite the Belgium international scoring three goals in the three games he has played in the alternative role, Chelsea fans keep screaming for the club to boost their forward line.
Gonzalo Higuain has been linked with a January move but the rumors have cooled in the last few days after the Argentine revealed he has no intentions of leaving AC Milan during the winter window.
According to the Telegraph, Maurizio Sarri has also ruled out calling for the return of Michay Batshuayi and Tammy Abraham and now the Italian confirms he has not asked the club for a striker midway through the season. Instead, he thinks signing a winger will give him the options he needs.
“No, because I have the option with (Eden) Hazard in this position. We have (Alvaro) Morata and Hazard who can play very well in this position, as we have seen in the last two or three matches.
So I think that at the moment I don’t need another striker. Maybe another winger, because now we are in trouble with the injuries of Pedro, of Hudson-Odoi, Loftus-Cheek. At the moment I have no option for the wingers.”
Maurizio Sarri, Telegraph
