Chelsea have been linked with a number of forward players this summer – and two of the names that have come up are Wilfried Zaha and Anthony Gordon.

Arsenal legend and football pundit Paul Merson has backed Chelsea to snap up Zaha, as he thinks it would be a good signing, but he baulked at the transfer fee for the young Gordon.

“Wilfried Zaha has been linked with a move to Chelsea and it remains to be seen if he will secure a transfer before the deadline,” Merson told Sportskeeda.

“I think a lot of people judged him based on his Manchester United stint and I think that’s a bit unfair. The likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah didn’t quite make the grade at Chelsea, but look at them now!

“Zaha has added goals to his game and will be a really good signing for Chelsea, in my opinion.”

Merson added: “I don’t understand these Anthony Gordon links. The kid’s a good player, but the transfer fee mentioned is enormous!

“If I was in charge of Everton and was offered to take Armando Broja or Conor Gallagher as part of a player-plus-cash deal for Gordon, I’d consider it to be the deal of the century and take it!”