Journalist Ben Jacobs has claimed that staff at Chelsea are undecided over whether they should launch a move to sign striker Jonathan David this summer.
He took to his Twitter Space to state that the recruitment department are divided over opinions on the Canadian after former manager Graham Potter was keen on bringing him in.
Despite the addition of Nicolas Jackson, talk over a striker has not gone away this summer as the transfer window approaches its final days.
It has predominantly revolved around Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus, however this talk mainly existed due to the possibility of a swap with Romelu Lukaku.
This however is now no longer looking like the case, with him close to joining Serie A rivals Roma on loan.
Another name that has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge before is David. He has been on the list of a number of top sides.
Chelsea staff divided on David
Jacobs has claimed that Potter was a big advocate for his addition, although those at the club now think his price tag is too high.
He said: “I think what is clear and this was apparent to me talking to sources after the failed Michael Olise drama is that Chelsea would still prefer an attacking minded player, who is a bit more versatile and can go into wide areas, rather than a traditional number nine.
“And some of that as Spurs are finding in trying to replace Harry Kane is because there isn’t that many traditional number nines on the market at value at the moment, not this late in the window that clubs are prepared to sell.
“Jonathan David is probably the one but 65 million Euros is a steep price and from Chelsea’s point of view I think Graham Potter was quite keen on David, but a bit more division now in terms of how the Chelsea recruitment department are concerned.”
If the Blues do make a bid to sign someone this week, it is likely that it is a more creative attacker rather than a striker.
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