Chelsea Asked To Consider Lautaro Martinez Over Robert Lewandowski As Romelu Lukaku’s Replacement

• Chelsea legend Tony Cascarino has urged Chelsea to bid for Lautaro Martinez instead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski
• Barcelona are understood to be the front runners to sign Lewandowski but Chelsea have made an informal request for the player
• Cascarino believes that Chelsea cannot compete for the Premier League unless they get a proven striker and he believes Martinez fits the bill

Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino has advised Thomas Tuchel to move in for Lautaro Martinez, instead of Robert Lewandowski. Reports have circulated that Chelsea is set to rival Barcelona and convince Lewandowski to make the switch to Stamford Bridge.

Cascarino believes that the arrival of Martinez could help Lukaku return to his top form. The two complemented each other at Inter Milan to devastating effects. They were the main strikers of Antonio Conte as Inter Milan won the Serie A title.

Lewandowski meanwhile is said to be keen on seeking a new challenge. Barcelona remain the huge favourites to land the Polish star. Xavi Hernandez wants to use the Bayern Munich hitman as the cornerstone of his rebuild at Camp Nou.

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Football London reports that Cascarino doubts Chelsea can win the Premier League without a proper striker.

The FA Cup final against Liverpool showed again that they need too many chances to score- or not to score, as was the case on Saturday. Mason Mount is their leading scorer in the league this season, which is not the way it should be at a club like Chelsea.

Chelsea will not win the league until they find a proper finisher. The attacking players they have now are top talents in many ways, but they lack a clinical goalscorer. I like the boy Lautaro at Inter Milan. He is the sort of technical, ruthless forward they need.

The former Ireland international wants Chelsea to get rid of Timo Werner and Lukaku sent out on loan. Timo Werner, like Lukaku, has struggled to replicate his RB Leipzig form. He recently refused to come from the bench in Chelsea’s defeat in the FA Cup due to a hamstring issue.

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Tuchel will be keen on getting a prolific striker if he is to close the gap on outright heavyweights Manchester City and Liverpool. The Blues will also attempt to reclaim their Champions League title next season.

Andreas Christensen is set to leave Chelsea

At the same time, Chelsea will need to add a few defenders with key players set to leave at the end of the season.

Sports Brief earlier reported that Tuchel had confirmed that Andreas Christensen will be leaving on a free transfer alongside Antonio Rudiger.

Christensen who is likely to join Barcelona, surprised his Chelsea teammates when he pulled himself out of the FA cup final despite having no apparent injury.