Former Chelsea and Super Eagles great John Obi Mikel has renewed his call for Chelsea to sign Victor Osimhen if they hope to win the Premier League.
Mikel who was speaking on his podcast Obi One said striker Nicholas Jackson has been able to deliver goals for the club. Chelsea in their last four matches are without a win and have slipped ten points behind Liverpool as they struggle to score goals.
‘We are creating chances, we are still playing well, we are still doing the right things but we’re not clinical enough, we’re not scoring goals,’ Obi Mikel said.
‘We’ve talked about getting another top, top striker who can win us these kind of games, difficult games where if Nicolas Jackson is not firing on all cylinders, you can give him a rest and then get someone else to come into the team and try to win us games and score goals.
‘We are not clinical enough, he is not scoring enough goals. He puts himself in the right positions but then he’s not finishing, he’s not scoring enough.
‘He’s not a striker who’s going to get us to the top four or win us the Premier League title. He’s not that striker. I don’t think he can get us over the line in terms of winning trophies. For me, he’s a player who can link up play, he’s good on the ball but he’s not scoring enough goals.
‘If we had Victor Osimhen or the guy from Sporting, Viktor Gyokeres, trust me, we’d still be competing for the Premier League.
‘Nicolas is not scoring enough, the finishing, he needs to find a way. For me it’s a bit of a worry because we’re not scoring enough.
‘Without Cole Palmer I don’t know where we would’ve been this season, definitely not where we are right now, he’s carrying the team on his shoulders, he’s creating chances, scoring goals, what more can he do?
‘One goal in six [from Jackson] is not good enough. You talk about top, top strikers, look at [Alexander] Isak at Newcastle, he’s flying, that’s what we need.’
