3 forwards Chelsea should look to sign in January

15 August 2016 - Premier League - Chelsea v West Ham United - Antonio Conte manager of Chelsea celebrates the win - Photo: Marc Atkins / Offside.

Antonio Conte’s Chelsea are beginning to play like a team that could challenge for the Premier League title.

The Blues battered Manchester United 4-0 last weekend, this a week after their comprehensive 3-0 victory over champions Leicester at Stamford Bridge.

Despite losing to West Ham in the League Cup on Wednesday, Conte’s side have won their last three league games, and haven’t conceded a goal in any of them. This is a far cry away from the Chelsea side that lost 3-0 at Arsenal, and conceded two in the draw at Swansea earlier in the season.

Conte’s decision to switch to a back three has paid off thus far, and the last few weeks will have given Blues fans confidence that their team can not only get back into the top four, but also regain the title.

Nevertheless, there has been a lot of speculation around who Conte might look to bring in during the January transfer and, although reinforcing his defensive options seems to be the priority, he may also want to bring in another forward.

Here are THREE he should look to sign in January…

Alvaro Morata

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Chelsea were interested in buying Alvaro Morata from Juventus in the summer, but the Spanish international decided to return to Real Madrid, just two years after leaving the Bernabeu.

However, recent reports have suggested that the 24-year-old isn’t completely settled in the Spanish capital, and is yet to get the better of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, and Karim Benzema in the striking department.

He has started just four La Liga games this season, two of which were back in August, and could be tempted to leave the European champions if an offer of regular first team football came in.

Even though Conte has numerous attacking options at Stamford Bridge, Morata would certainly get regular opportunities in the Premier League and, since Conte brought him to Juventus in 2014, Chelsea could be the ideal destination.

Paulo Dybala

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What a talent Paulo Dybala is, and what a player he could go on and become.

The 22-year-old made the move to Italian giants Juventus in 2015 for €32 million, which is a lot of money for a young forward who had yet to net more than 20 goals in a season.

However, it has turned out to be a clever investment, as the Argentine forward scored 23 goals in 46 appearances for the Old Lady last season, including the opener in their 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Chelsea missed out on the chance to sign Dybala back in 2015, when he decided to join Juventus, but showed an interest in the young forward earlier in the year.

Although nothing materialised then, it might well do in January.

Sergio Aguero

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There seems to be a lot of uncertainty coming out of Manchester City at the moment, with striker Sergio Aguero perhaps set to leave the club at some stage this season.

The Argentine international, widely regarded as the best striker in the Premier League, was left out of City’s starting line-up against Barcelona last week and, although he was reinstated against Southampton on Sunday, he looked to be lacking that sharpness and dynamism we have long associated with the forward.

There has been talk of tension between Aguero and his manager Pep Guardiola and, although the City boss has played down his decision to drop Aguero, insisting he remains in his plans, the last few weeks has thrown the Argentine’s future at the Etihad into doubt.

It’s unlikely City would look to sell Aguero to anyone in the Premier League, but it might be worth Chelsea asking the question when the window reopens in January.

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