Marcel Desailly believes Chelsea could do with attacking reinforcements in January – and is confident that a former Liverpool striker could be the ‘perfect’ solution.

Chelsea’s incredible spending under Todd Boehly and BlueCo continued in the last summer transfer window with the signing of ten first-team players.

In particular, the Blues made it a priority to reinforce their attacking options, with Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens all arriving at Stamford Bridge.

Meanwhile, Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson and Joao Felix headed for the exit to give Enzo Maresca’s a real, new-look feel heading into the new season.

And while back-to-back wins against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest have Chelsea well-positioned in fifth after eight games, it would be fair to say that many of their new attackers have not hit the ground running.

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