Chelsea spent more than 1 billion pounds to sign ups in the past three years, but now it is in such a dilemma. Why does this need to start with this summer's new player Joao Pedro. He started very well at Chelsea, scoring 5 goals in the first 6 games, but he has not won any results in the last 5 games. Due to injury, he had doubts about Benfica's game, but he eventually sat on the bench. Considering that there is also a Premier League match with Liverpool on Saturday, he replaced George in the second half, but was sent off with two yellow cards and will miss the next Champions League match against Ajax.
João Pedro is actually more like a No. 10 player, or a center who likes to retreat, rather than focusing on breaking into the penalty area to score. Chelsea's most traditional No. 9 player is another new player, Drapp, but he suffered a serious hamstring injury in the match against Fulham on August 30 and will not resume training until November. For this purpose, Chelsea recalled Jiwu from Sunderland. Although the player has received great praise at the club, he has not received a minute of playing time since his return. Because if he plays for Chelsea, it means he cannot be loaned out again in January, and a player cannot play for more than two clubs in the same season is undoubtedly a key factor, although it is not good for the player's development.
Jackson transferred to Bayern. In the last 48 hours of the transfer window, Chelsea also considered signing a replacement, but ultimately did not find a suitable candidate. The team signed Emmega from Strasbourg and arranged for players to join in 2026, but the deal was officially announced on September 12, 11 days later than the transfer deadline. While one might question why the transfer is not completed immediately, Chelsea believes Emerga will be more beneficial to have another season of experience in Strasbourg.
Chelsea also sold two other forwards this summer: Nkunku and Bloa. Both players hope to leave the team this summer, Chelsea also believes that they are not in the team's future plans, and David Fofana was loaned to the Turkish Super League. In the next Champions League match against Ajax, Maresca's other options are: Neto, Palmer (who still has a groin injury) or 17-year-old striker Meuca, who has played nine times in the echelon this season to score 10 goals.