LOMDON — Chelsea will not shy away from bringing in a new No 9 before the transfer window deadline if the player improves their squad, their coach Enzo Maresca said.
Chelsea have splashed out over £160 million on signing players such as winger Pedro Neto, forward Joao Felix, midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Swedish-Danish goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen.
The West London club has strikers Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu is another option after the 18-year-old joined from La Liga club Barcelona in July.
“I just communicate the players that I like and the players I don’t like. Hopefully, we can find solutions for them because at the end, when you find solutions, everyone is happy,” Maresca said.
“We don’t need to sign players just for signing players. If we sign a player to make us improve, we will sign players, otherwise we are happy with the way we are.
“If we have a chance to bring a No 9 that makes us better, we are going to try,” he added according to Reuters.
The Italian’s side travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday and Portuguese Neto could play against his former club.
“Pedro, the last time he played 90 minutes was in February. You can imagine, a long time ago. We need with him, and seven or eight more players… we need to also build the physical condition,” Maresca said.
