Chelsea absolutely need to make ‘special’ £80m signing before deadline day, defeat against Manchester City showed why

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Chelsea like other teams in the Premier League have just entered the final week of the winter transfer window, with very little action to be seen at Stamford Bridge so far.

So far the Blues have added just one first team player to their ranks for the remainder of the campaign, with that coming after the recall of Trevoh Chalobah from his loan at Crystal Palace.

The Englishman has been thrown in to start for both games since he was back at the club, feeling the full force of Erling Haaland in defeat to Manchester City at the weekend.

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The Premier League loss extended their winless run against the Champions, however left supporters with a sickening feeling after the start they made compared to how they ended.

Chelsea must sign Jhon Duran in final week of January transfer window

Chelsea did not have anyone on hand to be ruthless to pounce on their opponents’ bad start, with Nicolas Jackson having one of his worst games in a Chelsea shirt.

The Senegal striker’s poor run in front of goal continues to plague him, and Chelsea may now be tempted to act on links to one top striker, Jhon Duran.

Despite his excellent individual performances this season, Duran remains outside of the starting side in the Premier League for Aston Villa.

Because of this, talk of a move away has not disappeared, however a price tag of £80m is now being discussed.

Even though he is not playing every single minute right now, Unai Emery is still a big fan of his. The Villa manager described Duran as ‘special’.

Jhon Duran vs Nicolas Jackson 2024/25

Jackson has become increasingly wasteful in front of goal as the season has gone on, something which certainly can’t be said for Duran.

In fact, Duran actually boasts the far more impressive stats considering his lack of starts this season.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca will have been hoping for his side to have made more additions this month, with them falling outside the top four following defeat to City.

Nevertheless, it will not take much for Chelsea to turn the recent performances into wins, and a figure like Duran firing the goals in would more than send them on their way.