{"id":622263,"date":"2023-02-24T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622263"},"modified":"2023-02-24T09:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:06:00","slug":"eni-aluko-victor-osimhen-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/24\/eni-aluko-victor-osimhen-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Big Comparison Is to Didier Drogba\u2019: Pundit Believes Striker Who \u2018Has Everything\u2019 Would Suit Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea player and BT Sport pundit Eniola Aluko believes that the Blues should be looking to sign Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n<p>Aluko compared the striker to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, with fellow BT Sport pundits Owen Hargreaves and Glenn Hoddle also raving about the player after he scored against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League round of 16. Hargreaves believes that he \u2018has everything\u2019 at just 24 years old.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Should Look to Sign Victor Osimhen<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Get the chequebook out!&quot; \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Owen Hargreaves, Eni Aluko and Glenn Hoddle are over the moon about the potential prospect of Victor Osimhen gracing the Premier League&#8230; \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReshminTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ReshminTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9XGdwjUyiX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9XGdwjUyiX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballontnt\/status\/1628117843844730889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Hargreaves: \u2018He Has Everything\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Osimhen has shone for Napoli this season, leading the goalscoring charts in Serie A and propelling the two-time Scudetto champions to the top of the league. He has been linked with a move to the Premier League though, with Manchester United and Chelsea both <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/02\/21\/victor-osimhen-gives-napoli-hope-he-will-stay-despite-man-utd-and-chelsea-interest-18320891\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rumoured to be interested<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After scoring again against Eintracht Frankfurt, Owen Hargreaves stated on Tuesday night that the 24-year-old is the next \u00a3100 million player, and believes that clubs like Chelsea should be fighting to sign the Nigerian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/22\/marcus-rashford-top-clubs\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Informed\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Issues Update on \u00a3225k-a-Week Manchester United Star; Top Clubs Are Interested<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think about Manchester United or Chelsea, a lot of teams would be desperate to have this guy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportfootball\/status\/1628117843844730889?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hargreaves said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has everything. He\u2019s got size, he\u2019s got speed, he\u2019s got strength. 19 goals in 23 appearances. Those numbers are top top numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Aluko: Osimhen Would Suit Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"6Rv4VdYVSLJPq1o_G_rEvg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1468340261\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6Rv4VdYVSLJPq1o_G_rEvg',sig:'-ka5Q4k_UEDM1-c-K5nwYaYsvBCqJvFGuiKgBNPYfGc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1468340261',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fellow BT Sport pundits Aluko and Hoddle were quick to follow up on Hargreaves\u2019 praise. Aluko, who made 101 appearances for Chelsea and scored 47 goals, then went on to state that Osimhen is what the club needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big comparison is to Didier Drogba,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportfootball\/status\/1628117843844730889?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aluko said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve spent all this money, but that\u2019s the type of striker I think that would suit Chelsea. Owen said it, he is probably the next big striker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/21\/mohamed-elneny-signs-arsenal-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018I\u2019m So Happy\u2019: \u2018Phenomenal\u2019 \u00a349,000-Per-Week Arsenal Midfielder Extends His Contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis goal record\u2026 19 goals, seven in the last seven games. And he\u2019s got an amazing relationship with [Khvicha] Kvaratskhelia. That forward line with [Hirving] Lozano on the other side is absolutely amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks as if he plays for the team,\u201d Hoddle added. \u201cThere are times where you think he\u2019s going to try and score and he\u2019s laid people on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s done the right thing for the team which is a massive added bonus for a striker, normally they\u2019re so single minded. But this kid plays for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea in Need of a Striker<\/h3>\n<p>The Nigerian goalscorer could be the solution to Chelsea\u2019s lack of goals and Graham Potter certainly needs one. While the 24-year-old has been dazzling in Serie A, the Blues have had a dismal season. They are languishing in tenth currently and pressure is starting to mount on Potter despite him only being appointed in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/21\/chelsea-asking-price-christian-pulisic\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Reveals Asking Price for \u2018Fantastic\u2019 26-Goal Chelsea Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The problem has been scoring, specifically a lack of it. In Chelsea\u2019s last five games, they have amassed 7.9 expected goals from 73 shots. But they have only managed to hit the back of the net once.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea&#39;s expected goals in their last \ud835\uddd9\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde9\ud835\uddd8 games <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Shots &#8211; 73<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 xG &#8211; 7.9<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Goals &#8211; 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oB3SGDAFXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oB3SGDAFXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Football Daily (@footballdaily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballdaily\/status\/1627975215534809089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Signing Osimhen in the summer could therefore turn Potter&#8217;s side into title contenders next season. But if the coach does not turn things around soon, there is a chance he will not be there in the summer to push the signing through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea player and BT Sport pundit Eniola Aluko believes that the Blues should be looking to sign Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen. Aluko compared the striker to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, with fellow BT Sport pundits Owen Hargreaves and Glenn Hoddle also raving about the player after he scored against Eintracht Frankfurt in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4374,"featured_media":622295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,5],"tags":[8611,4293],"class_list":["post-622263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-serie-a","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-victor-osimhen"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}