Chelsea targets £94m to be '9th best in the world'

Their potential Premier League The title fee may have taken a hit yesterday afternoon, but this season has been great for us Chelsea yet.

Enzo Maresca He has turned the Blues into a lean, mediocre winning machine, and as things stand, they look set to advance to next year's finals. UEFA Champions League.

The west London side may not be the most defensively solid team in the league, but they are lethal in attack Nicholas Jackson One of their most improved players.

However, as talented as the Senegal striker is, he could soon become a victim of the club's ambition, as a recent start touted move to Stamford Bridge could be his promotion.

Chelsea transfer news

According to recent reports From Argentina via CalciomercatoChelsea is interested in Inter Milan Lautaro Martinez.

Interestingly, the report revealed that the Blues would be willing to offer 'a lot of money and three players' as the Argentine has just agreed a new deal.

According to the story, the players the west Londoners would be willing to send the other way are Benoit Badiashile, Carne Chukwuemeka and Mykhaylo Modric, although the latter is currently suspended.

The report did not mention a potential fee, but stories that emerged earlier this year claimed the Nerazzurri would do so He wanted about £94 million In exchange for his services before signing his new contract.

So, with the three players included in the deal, we expect the fee to be lower than that.

Overall, even with three players, signing Martinez could be incredibly expensive and complicated, but given his immense ability, it is a deal worth pursuing, even if it is bad news for Jackson.

How does Martinez compare to Jackson?

Now, if Chelsea can get their man, and in the process, spend tens of millions of pounds and swap three of their players, it will no doubt be with the aim of making Martinez the club's No.9 going forward.

However, that would put him in direct competition with Jackson, who has looked good this season, so who comes out on top when we compare them?

Well, the bad news for the former Villarreal gem is that when it comes to the only metric that really matters for an attacking midfielder, he comes in a distant second.

For example, since the beginning of last season, the Inter star, who Famous football broadcaster Angelo Valdes It has been described as the “Top 9 in the World” and has been a massive hit He scored 33 goals and provided 11 assists For good measure in just 65 games.

It means the World Cup winner has averaged a goal contribution every 1.47 games since last year, an impressive rate of return, and played a huge role in Inter winning the Serie A title.

On the other hand, the promising Blues striker succeeded in scoring 26 times and provided nine assists In 62 matches.

Now, to his credit, this equates to an impressive average of goal involvement every 1.77 games, but that's still below the Argentine's average.

Ultimately, while Jackson could develop into a brilliant striker in a few years, it looks like Chelsea may be fighting for silverware in the coming seasons and, therefore, will need a ready-made leading man.

So, although the transfer process could be very complicated, they must do everything in their power to bring Martinez to Stamford Bridge next year.

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