This summer, it is easy to confirm that Chelsea is the most active club in the Premier League transfer market. While another representative of the Big Six, Liverpool, has not welcomed any new players, with the signing of Caleb Wiley a few days ago, the Blues have officially had 6 new signings for the summer. However, their squad upgrade has not stopped here.

According to GIVEMESPORT, Chelsea are currently focusing on strengthening their striker position, and Samu Omorodion is their top target. Omorodion may not be a familiar name to Blues fans, but he is considered one of the most promising talents in Spanish football at the moment.

Omorodion is targeted by Chelsea.

 

Last season, Omorodion made a big step forward for Atletico Madrid, scoring 8 goals and contributing 1 assist in 34 appearances in La Liga. At 20 years old, the Spanish striker will certainly develop even more strongly in the future, but overall, this is a deal that brings too many risks for Chelsea. Because, according to GIVEMESPORT, Atletico is demanding up to 70 million euros for Omorodion’s services.

Ideally, Chelsea would like to convince Atletico to sell their “gem” for around 55 million euros, but this is still a huge sum. According to the same source, the Blues’ target list still has another notable name, Jonathan David, who has a much cheaper fee than Omorodion: 25 million euros. And considering the actual situation, perhaps David is the one Chelsea should pursue.

Chelsea should pursue David instead of Omorodion.

 

Compared to Omorodion, David is a much safer choice for Chelsea, as he has proven himself to be a top scorer in many seasons at Lille. Last season, the Canadian star scored a total of 19 goals and was only beaten by Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot. In addition, he also had 4 assists and made a strong impression at the Copa America 2024 with 2 goals.

David would certainly be an instant-quality addition to Chelsea, while Omorodion is still very young and has only had one breakthrough season. So there is no guarantee that he will continue to shine after moving to Stamford Bridge, especially when moving to a new league completely different from La Liga. And for David, at 24, he is still very young and has the potential to develop further in the future.

Overall, compared to 55 million euros for Omorodion, spending 25 million euros to acquire David promises to be a wiser decision for Chelsea.