Chelsea linked with shock switch for Cristiano Ronaldo this summer time

Chelsea ahead Liam Delap has been linked with a transfer to Everton in latest weeks, lower than a yr after checking-in from Ipswich City, whereas Nicolas Jackson additionally doesn’t appear to have a future at Stamford Bridge when he returns from mortgage.

Liam Rosenior would seemingly be left in need of choices to guide the road as solely Joao Pedro can be obtainable to him, presumably alongside the much less skilled Marc Guiu, due to this fact opening the door for the membership to herald a quantity 9.

Soccer Insider has reported {that a} shock switch for Cristiano Ronaldo could possibly be on the playing cards this summer time. The Blues are holding tabs on his future at Al-Nassr, amid the Portuguese’s latest boycott over the Saudi PIF’s lack of funding within the membership.

Despite turning 41 earlier this yr, Ronaldo is without doubt one of the world’s greatest marksmen having scored 21 targets and supplied three assists this season in all competitions, and can be an thrilling short-term choice for Chelsea to pursue through the summer time.

An unlikely proposition

Although Chelsea could also be linked with Cristiano Ronaldo from the outset, it’s tough to suppose that the Blues can be prepared to disrupt their sporting venture revolving round signing youthful gamers to accommodate a ahead within the nightfall of his profession.

With that stated, Ronaldo additionally might not be open to returning to Europe as he might want to compromise massively on his pay cheque, and his solely motivational issue after the World Cup is prone to rating 1,000 profession targets, which is extra achievable with Al-Nassr.

Nonetheless, there could also be some fact in Chelsea’s want to signal a constant supply of targets to compete with Joao Pedro for minutes within the ultimate third and it stays to be seen if there are any concrete names on their shortlist.