According to Maresca, Chelsea may bring in an additional striker

Coach Enzo Maresca stated on Friday that Chelsea will not hesitate to acquire a new number nine before the transfer window deadline if the player enhances their squad.

Chelsea have spent more than 160 million pounds ($210.7 million) on the acquisition of players including winger Pedro Neto, forward Joao Felix, midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Swedish-Danish goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen.

Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson are the strikers of the West London club. Marc Guiu, an 18-year-old who joined from LaLiga club Barcelona in July, is another option.

“I simply convey my preferences for players and my aversions.” Maresca stated to reporters, “I am optimistic that we will be able to identify solutions for them, as solution-finding ultimately leads to mutual satisfaction.”

There is no necessity for us to sign players solely for the sake of signing them. A player will be signed if it will enable us to enhance our performance; otherwise, we are content with our current situation.

“If we have a chance to bring a number nine that makes us better, we are going to try.”

The Portuguese player Neto may face his former club in the Premier League when the Italian team visits Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

He last featured for 90 minutes in February, Pedro. You can envision, it was a long time ago. In addition to him, we require seven or eight additional athletes, and we must also enhance our physical fitness,” stated Maresca.

“Probably tonight (against Swiss side Servette in the Conference League first leg playoff) for Pedro, playing 65 or 60 minutes, probably to give him another game on Sunday is too early, but we’ll see.”

Felix, a Portuguese player, spent six months on loan during the 2022-23 season before returning to Chelsea on a permanent contract. He could also be included at Molineux.

In terms of physicality, I believe he is prepared, as he had already participated in games at Atletico Madrid. Maresca stated, “He requires additional time to comprehend our desired approach; however, I think he is capable of playing.” “He is a top player, no doubt.”