Giants will allow powerful striker to join Chelsea for £45 million this summer

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Chelsea must pay at least £45m to sign Red Bull Salzburg’s star striker Benjamin Sesko this summer – it has been claimed

The club made the big decision earlier in the transfer window to allow Romelu Lukaku head back to Italian football and Inter Milan after failing to make the impact that many had hoped for last season

That means that Thomas Tuchel knows that he needs to add another striker to the side – and after missing out on Darwin Nunez – Robert Lewandowski – Erling Haaland and even Harry Kane – we are now interested in a deal for Sesko

He scored 11 goals in all competitions last season and has started this campaign with Salzburg with two goals in three games, also scoring the only goal in a friendly win against Liverpool on Wednesday.

At 19 he already has a number of caps for his national team and is regarded as one of those young strikers that has the ability develop into one of the very best forwards in world football

But Salzburg are not fools and we will have to pay some serious money as it has been claimed that the club have been told that they will have to pay £45 million in order to sign the lad

‘It’s probably a summer too early for him, but every club is looking at the price Liverpool paid for Darwin Nunez and thinking it might cost them an extra £20m if they wait another 12 months,’ a source told iNews

‘Salzburg need Sesko for the Champions League; they’re not encouraging a sale. But that’s a different thing from the player not being for sale, and they’d listen to offers.’

IcChelseanews View…

Sesko is a very talented player that has a bright future – but if the club are looking to solve their striker issues this summer – Sesko is not quite ready

Jamie

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