{"id":549865,"date":"2020-04-20T07:54:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T11:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=549865"},"modified":"2020-04-20T07:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T11:54:44","slug":"report-chelsea-chasing-freiburg-striker-luca-waldschmidt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/20\/report-chelsea-chasing-freiburg-striker-luca-waldschmidt\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Chelsea Chasing Freiburg Striker Luca Waldschmidt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea<\/a> want to sign\u00a0striker Luca Waldschmidt<\/a> from Freiburg<\/a> according to Alan Nixon at The Sun.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 23-year-old’s form captured the attention of Blues boss Frank Lampard<\/a> who hopes to move for the German this summer.<\/p>\n

Chelsea Chasing Luca Waldschmidt<\/h2>\n

Highly-Rated<\/h3>\n

Waldschmidt scored five goals in 15 Bundesliga appearances for Freiburg this season and made two asssits.<\/p>\n

He scored 15 goals in 48 appearances overall for the Bundesliga club since his transfer from Hamburg<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n

The 23-year old has not been a regular for Freiburg this season, though. He made six appearances from the bench and missed nine games through injury.<\/p>\n

However, it was the striker’s performance at the U21 Championship in 2019 which highlighted his potential.<\/p>\n

Waldschmidt scored seven goals in four appearances for Germany at the tournament and won the Golden Boot.<\/p>\n

He then earnt a senior international call up in October 2019 and is nicknamed ‘Il Bomber’ in reference to German goal-scoring legend Gerd Muller.<\/p>\n

High Price?<\/h3>\n

Waldschmidt would be available for around \u00a320 million<\/a>. It is likely that he will provide competition for Tammy Abraham<\/a>, who scored 13 goals in 25 games for the Blues before the season suspended in March.<\/p>\n

It would be a low-cost move for Lampard and presents a cheaper option compared to other reported targets.<\/p>\n

However, the striker’s talent may spark interest from other clubs to compete with Chelsea for the signature of the 23-year-old.<\/p>\n

Lampard’s Attacking Focus<\/h3>\n

Frank Lampard appears to be focussing on bringing in attacking reinforcements this summer.<\/p>\n

A number of Blues’ players may be departing the club this summer which would leave space for Lampard to move for the German prospect.<\/p>\n

Michy Batshuayi<\/a> seems to be surplus to requirements at the club after failing to impress since moving from Marseille <\/a>in 2016.<\/p>\n

Fellow striker Olivier Giroud<\/a> enters the final months of his contract and could leave Stamford Bridge in the summer.<\/p>\n

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