These 2 strikers would be perfect for Chelsea in January

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Premier League leaders Chelsea comfortably made it through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating League One outfit Peterborough 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Antonio Conte was getting his first taste of the world’s oldest club competition, and a brace from Pedro as well as goals from Michy Batshuayi and Willian made sure that it wasn’t a sour one for the Italian.

The Blues will face Brentford in a West London derby for a place in the last 16, but before then the top-flight leaders face Leicester and Hull in the league in a bid to get back to winning ways after losing to Tottenham last time out.

Chelsea remain top of the pile despite that loss, but the gap between them and second place Liverpool is now just five points, and sides all the way down to Manchester United will still feel that they have a chance of winning the title come May.

However, Conte’s men remain in the driving seat with just 18 games to go, yet the Italian may feel that they need a few more reinforcements in the transfer window to regain the Premier League title this season.

Thus, here are TWO strikers that would be perfect for Chelsea…

Alvaro Morata

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Chelsea missed out on Spanish international Alvaro Morata in the summer, as the 24-year-old re-joined Real Madrid, yet there is a chance he could still move to Stamford Bridge in the near future.

The striker has only started four times for Zinedine Zidane’s side since October, and was an unused substitute in their 5-0 victory over Granada on Saturday.

With the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Gareth Bale all at the Bernabeu, it’s hardly surprising that Morata has found first team opportunities hard to come by this season, although he has still netted five times for the club in La Liga thus far.

Nonetheless, the Spanish giants, who bought him for €30 million in the summer after exercising their buy-back clause, could look to offload him and make a profit this month, and Chelsea could be one destination.

Blues boss Conte may feel that he needs more striking options to help Diego Costa and, with it likely that they will go on a cup run, and indeed return to Europe next season, they will need greater depth in that area.

Morata would certainly give them that.

Antoine Griezmann

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Antoine Griezmann’s future at Atletico Madrid has been discussed for a while, but it doesn’t appear to be any clearer now than it did a few months ago.

The French international, who helped inspire his country to the final of the European Championships last summer, parted company with his agent last year, and since then Manchester United and Chelsea have reportedly been keeping tabs on the 25-year-old.

Griezmann, who has scored 11 goals in 23 games for Atletico this season, would certainly bolster both sides’ attacking options, yet Conte should get in there ahead of former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and secure the Frenchman’s signature.

A front three of Eden Hazard, Diego Costa, and Griezmann would cause problems for any side in Europe, and it would give the Chelsea boss greater options ahead of a busier second half of the season, and indeed ahead of their likely European adventure next season.

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