Marcel Desailly has unpopular opinion on what signing Chelsea have to make next

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Marcel Desailly has sent a message to Chelsea and the club’s sporting directors, urging them to make one signing in order to reach the next level.

Many in the Chelsea fanbase would like to see Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley bring in a new goalkeeper and centre-back.

Central defence has been a real problem area this season because of injuries and some underwhelming performances. Tosin Adarabioyo was exposed in the defeat to Sunderland over the weekend, for example, and has received a lot of criticism.

Even so, defence does not appear to be Desailly’s biggest concern at this moment in time.

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Marcel Desailly urges Chelsea to sign another striker

In the summer, Chelsea signed Joao Pedro from Brighton & Hove Albion and Liam Delap from Ipswich Town.

However, Desailly still thinks that the Club World Cup winners need to bring in another centre-forward if they want to make real progress.

Speaking to The Standard, the Chelsea legend said: “They still have to build up some leadership and consistency other than [Cole] Palmer. I still believe that they need that experienced striker to be able to bring the team to another level.”

The jury is still out on Delap, who has missed most of the season so far because of a hamstring injury.

On the other hand, Pedro is now starting to be criticised, with the Brazilian currently on a run of eight games without a goal.

Delap is expected to be back very soon, which could see Pedro get some much-needed rest and help the 24-year-old to rediscover his best form. Enzo Maresca recently confirmed that he has not been training every day because of an injury problem.

Marcel Desailly backing Enzo Maresca

Despite Chelsea showing a lot of inconsistency under Maresca, Desailly remains a fan of the Chelsea manager, impressed with how he got his side to perform against Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final.

“Tactically, Maresca has been magnificent,” the former France international said. “You can see that his squad understand his tactics, the way they put the pressure on the three midfielders of Paris Saint-Germain.”

It remains to be seen how long Desailly remains a fan of Maresca. If Chelsea sign another striker and he helps the club to win the Premier League title, then perhaps for a very long time.