Chelsea are on the hunt for a top striker to lift Mauricio Pochettino’s underwhelming start.
Chelsea have their heart set on a red-hot striker this winter, and there aren’t many in finer form than Viktor Gyokeres. The Sporting forward trumps Manchester City extraordinaire Erling Haaland and Manchester United target Serhou Guirassy in terms of goal involvements this season – and both of those players are among the best in Europe.
Haaland fired City to a silverware treble last term, and his goal-scoring exploits are still proving crucial for Pep Guardiola and co. This campaign he has managed 24 goal involvements in 22 games, despite the Sky Blues’ collective struggles.
Guirassy, meanwhile, has burst onto the scene after a mundane few years in Germany and France. Now with Stuttgart, the 27-year-old’s staggering haul of 18 strikes in 15 matches has seemingly come from nowhere, and he boasts 20 goal contributions in total.
Neither player can compete with Gyokeres, however. The Swede earned his living at Championship side Coventry City last season before signing for Sporting in a deal believed to be worth around £20.6million.
Viktor Gyokeres is up to 25 goal involvements for Sporting this season (Image: Getty)
Gyokeres’ value has skyrocketed in the months since, with the Portuguese outfit now demanding the full extent of his £86m release clause. And they may just get it, with the 25-year-old putting up extraordinary numbers following his move overseas.
Scoring again in a vital 2-0 win over FC Porto on Monday night, Gyokeres took his tally to 17 goals in all competitions this season. But what sets him apart from Haaland and Guirassy is his volume of assists – eight in total – which takes his overall number of goal contributions to a dizzying 25.
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