Many believe that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is desperate to see his club win the UEFA Champions League but is yet to see the Blues achieve that feat after coming so close on a number of occasions.
Here are three players who could help Chelsea finally win the Champions League…as long as they don’t suffer the likes of Tom Henning Øvrebø again:
Bastian Schweinsteiger: Has taken the role on as Germany’s engine during this World Cup along with Sami Khedira in the absence of former Chelsea man Michael Ballack.
The 25-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder has continued his impressive form from his club season (winning a league and cup double, with a Champions League final runners-up medal) into the World Cup and many believe that he would be the ideal replacement for Ballack at Stamford Bridge. Schweinsteiger is a versatile midfielder and could help fill the void left by the departures of Ballack, Juliano Belletti and Deco.
However, the Blues’ Russian owner will likely have to pay through the nose for the Munich man, it was rumoured Chelsea were willing to pay £25 million for the midfielder previously. But his performances may have increased his valuation after proving himself on the world’s stage as he has probably been the best midfielder at the World Cup.
Mesut Ozil: Another Germany international, the playmaker could be the creative force that the west London club could be crying out for after letting both Deco and Joe Cole leave the club.
The 21-year-old is in the last year of his contract with Werder Bremen so is likely to be moving on and many Chelsea fans believe he is a talent that is worth investing in. Everyone has seen his displays in South Africa, where he has emerged as a star in a new look Germany side, but he also had a good season at club level scoring 11 goals and making a dozen assists.
According to his comments he would be keen on a move to Chelsea:
“To the top players the Premier League is attractive. You look at what Manchester United and Chelsea have achieved over the last five years and you see it would be easy to be successful at two clubs like that.
“I see what Michael Ballack achieved at Chelsea and the quality of players he played with and the temptation becomes obvious.”
Fernando Torres: I was not originally going to include the 26-year-old Spaniard in this list, but I think Chelsea have a real opportunity to take the forward off of Liverpool’s hands.
Torres’ lacklustre displays won’t have inflated his valuation any more than it already is but we all know what he is capable of in the Premier League (72 goals in 116 appearances for Liverpool).
The Spain striker has declared that he is happy with the appointment of Roy Hodgson as Liverpool manager, but many argue that he is merely towing the party line and is disconcerted by the way the club is run.
Some believe that Torres is more likely to be underwhelmed by Rafael Benitez’s successor and his agent hasn’t ruled out the possibility that the striker may be leaving Liverpool:
“It is very likely that Fernando Torres will stay in the Premier League, but I cannot say that it will be with Liverpool. We are working on his future but right now you cannot guarantee that he will stay with the English club.”
Chelsea may be put off by the asking price for Torres as it is likely to be in the excess of £50m.
There are many other players that Chelsea could go for this summer, but in my opinion they need a top quality midfield engine, a playmaker and another forward. There are many other players the club are linked with such as Sergio Aguero, Raul Meireles, Thomas Muller, Kaka and Ramires.
Who do the Chelsea fans think the club should be signing this summer to take Carlo Ancelotti’s squad to the next level?
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