Glenn Hoddle has urged Chelsea to sign Manchester United target Victor Osimhen insisting the Napoli striker is the only player the Blues need this summer.
Osimhen, 24, has cemented his status as one of the world’s most potent strikers at Napoli this season scoring 25 goals in 29 appearances.
The Red Devils are on the hunt for a new central striker and are rumoured to be interested in entering negotiations with Napoli over a potential deal for Osimhen.
However, Hoddle believes Chelsea should bolster their attacking line up with the Nigeria international.
Hoddle told Premier League Productions: ‘They do need a No 9, they do need a goal scorer.’
Glenn Hoddle, 65, has urged Chelsea to sign Manchester United target Victor Osimhen
The Nigeria international, 24, has scored 25 goals in 29 appearances at Napoli this season
‘But I’ll tell you what, whoever comes in as a new manager for this squad, normally you’d say when a new manager comes in he’s going to want to bring some of his own players in, I think he only needs a No 9, I think everything [else] is there.
‘You need someone who you think is going to score 20 goals for you, a fox in the box, someone who wants to be in that area where they’re creating so much.
‘But that’s the only player I think they need – they’ve got everything else.
‘The important thing is the ones they move out so they can have a more balanced squad, they’ve got so many players, that’s what you use your energy for.
‘Any manager going in there and saying, “we’ve got no quality, I need to bring in five players”, no, they’re already there.
‘You’ve got two goalkeepers, the back players are strong enough and good enough, you’ve got your midfield, decent, might strengthen one there maybe, if you keep [Joao] Felix… all you need is a No 9 as a new manager going into Chelsea, in my opinion.
‘I’d like to know how many clear and good chances over the season they have made, I bet it outnumbers most teams, or it’s up there with the top teams, it’s the conversion rate that’s really hitting them.
‘I’m looking at [Kai] Havertz, he’s not a No 9, he wants to float and wants to drop off, that’s okay, Liverpool at their very best had [Roberto] Firmino coming towards the ball, Mane and Salah ended up as centre-forwards.
Osimhen celebrates with Giovanni Di Lorenzo (left) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after scoring
‘To a certain degree that’s happened with other teams in the past, you have a striker who comes off towards the ball and you…