Chelsea are interested in signing another striker to provide cover and competition for Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu.
Jackson’s penchant for missing chances last season, has put the Blues in the transfer market for a new striker.
However, Chelsea continue to be linked with Victor Osimhen.
Football pundit and Arsenal legend Paul Merson, has advised Chelsea and Arsenal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle.
Paul Merson believes Chelsea will make top four in they sign Isak, and even backed Arsenal to win the league if they sign him.
“Newcastle have done well to keep Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes, at the moment,” Merson told Sky Sports.
“If I was a Chelsea or an Arsenal, I’d be breaking the bank for Isak. If Chelsea got Isak, they’d be certainty for a top-four finish. If Arsenal got him, they’d win the league.”
Paul Merson also predicted that it will be a difficult season for Chelsea.
“Enzo Maresca has got to hit the ground running but I can’t see this team being consistent enough,” Paul Merson said.
“People will point to the fact that they finished strongly in the league, winning their final five matches of the season. But not long before that they were getting beaten 5-0 by Arsenal.
“That’s the benchmark. Beating the likes of Brighton and West Ham, no disrespect to those sides, isn’t Chelsea’s benchmark. Their benchmark is Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City.
“At the moment, I’m seeing Chelsea as a cup team again. If they can get into the top four this season, I think they’d have had the biggest result ever.”