Chelsea is currently looking at options to lead the line for Mauricio Pochettino next season and are once again in the market for a striker. It has been an unsatisfactory part of the field since Diego Costa's replacement six years ago and the amount of money invested since.
Only Eden Hazard has come close to matching the Spaniard's 20 goals per season total since his departure in 2017. Tammy Abraham, a recent academy graduate, has since collected 15 non-penalty strikes, but the totals since then have been appalling.
Jorginho had the most goals in 2020–21 with seven, all of which came from the penalty spot. Last year, Mason Mount scored a more respectable 11 points, but as a Cobham graduate and attacking midfielder rather than striker, it made a mockery of the investment in Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz.
Having come into this year with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Armando Broja as the orthodox strike duo, the return hasn't gotten any better. Aubameyang has one league goal this season having been exiled for most of the campaign, Broja had one before injury put an end to his year early.
Havertz has played as the No.9 in most games since and has been part of one of the most dysfunctional attacks in the league. With three games left to play it is his total of seven that leads the way for the Blues, Raheem Sterling has six but has only scored in four league games.
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