Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea have sufficient depth within the squad to manage with out Armando Broja after the striker joined Fulham on mortgage for the rest of the season.
With Broja behind Nicolas Jackson within the pecking order and Chelsea planning to signal a brand new striker in the summertime, the choice was made to encourage provides for the 22-year-old academy graduate, who was initially valued at £50m.
Chelsea accepted no crew would meet such a requirement late within the window and finally agreed to a straight mortgage with Fulham – a transfer Pochettino believes mustn’t affect his squad over the following six months.
“I believe you will need to get better Christoph [Nkunku] and at present arrived Nico Jackson [back from the Africa Cup of Nations], after which additionally typically we overlook however Deivid Washington is right here with us,” Pochettino instructed Friday’s press convention.
“The choices now we have up entrance, I believe, is sufficient.”
Chelsea are anticipated to spend massive in the summertime, with Napoli’s Victor Osimhem among the many prime targets. The Nigeria worldwide’s contract comprises a launch clause price over £100m.
Within the meantime, nonetheless, Pochettino will maintain his religion in Nkunku and Jackson. The latter has returned from worldwide obligation and will return to the beginning lineup on Sunday in opposition to Wolves, however Chelsea might be cautious with Nkunku as he nears a full restoration from damage.
“It is good to see him,” Pochettino stated of Nkunku, who scored off the bench in opposition to Liverpool in midweek. “However we have to anticipate issues. 45 minutes was good. After, we wished to work just a little bit extra after the sport however he cannot. We did not as a result of 45 minutes was sufficient for him. We have to analyse and assess him to see if he can begin the following sport.
“Once we see the results of issues, we have to put every part in context. We hope he can address the demand of the sport and perhaps he can play greater than 45 minutes. We have to maintain working with him after six or seven months, it’s all the time troublesome for a participant. However he confirmed that he had one likelihood and was in a position to rating an important purpose and present his high quality.”
