Thomas Tuchel to be handed a £150m transfer ‘warchest’ by Chelsea

Chelsea’s striking options

Chelsea currently have a number of centre-forward options at their disposal.

All of Timo Werner, Tammy Abraham, Olivier Giroud and Kai Havertz (as a false nine) can occupy the central spot in the Blues’ attack.

However, there are also question marks over all of those players at present.

Giroud, who is out of contract in the summer, does not seem to have much of a future at Stamford Bridge, with Abraham’s lack of game-time under Tuchel also pointing towards an exit.

This leaves just Werner and Havertz, with the latter not a natural goalscorer, and Werner having seriously struggled for consistency during his stint in England thus far.

Chelsea’s German forward Timo Werner (L) vies with Real Madrid’s French defender Raphael Varane during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Real Madrid and Chelsea at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on April 27, 2021. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Tuchel to get £150m

So, when the summer window rolls around, signing a centre-forward does seem like a priority, especially if Abraham is sold and Giroud leaves on a free.

And, a recent report from the Sun suggests that Chelsea are going to be eyeing reinforcements up top in the summer window.

The report claims that Thomas Tuchel, who the Chelsea board are said to be delighted with, it to be handed a £150m ‘warchest’ by the Blues.

It is added that a proven goalscorer is seen as a priority for the Londoners, with the names of both Erling Haaland and Romelu Lukaku mentioned by the Sun as potential targets.

Neither player looks set to come cheap though. It was reported in April that Inter would want £102m for the Belgian, whilst Borussia Dortmund would reportedly demand about £154m for Haaland this year.

Thomas Tuchel to be given £150m transfer warchest as Chelsea eye two strikers | @dwright75 https://t.co/6Fcm1JTSjm

— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) May 14, 2021

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	35	46	80
2	Manchester United FC	35	30	70
3	Leicester City FC	36	21	66
4	Chelsea FC	36	22	64
5	West Ham United FC	35	10	58
6	Liverpool FC	34	18	57
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	35	20	56
8	Arsenal FC	36	12	55
9	Everton FC	34	4	55
10	Leeds United	35		50
11	Aston Villa FC	34	8	48
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	35	-12	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	35	-22	41
14	Southampton FC	35	-18	40
15	Burnley FC	35	-14	39
16	Newcastle United FC	35	-18	39
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	35	-5	37
18	Fulham FC	35	-22	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	35	-36	26
20	Sheffield United FC	35	-44	17

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Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	21
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC		11
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion		10
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC		9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC		8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC		8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC		8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC		8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	7
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC		8
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC		7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC		7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		7
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	2	5
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC		7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC		7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	7
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6

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