Chelsea’s hunt for a striker to provide some much-needed relief to Tammy Abraham has taken them to the heart of France, where prolific Lyon hitman Moussa Dembele has caught the eye of Frank Lampard’s team.
The 23-year-old is seen as a natural heir to Olivier Giroud and Michy Batshuayi, who have failed to win the trust of the former England midfielder, whose own nous in front of goal distinguished him as one of his generation’s outstanding players.
Now he is seeking a talent of similar scoring prowess, albeit in a more advanced position in a bid to cement the Blues’ place in the top four of the Premier League table.
With 10 goals in 18 Ligue 1 appearances this season, and 21 over the calendar year of 2019, Dembele ticks that box.
He is a thoroughbred No.9, lethally combining speed, strength and skill to establish himself as one of the most dangerous players in France, notching vital winning goals against the likes of PSG and Saint-Etienne over the course of the last year.
Only Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder (13) and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe (11) have outscored him in Le Championnat this season, despite playing for a distinctly mediocre Lyon side that finds itself 12th in the table.
He may not quite fit the mould of young local talent that Lampard has promoted since arriving in the summer from Derby, but the Frenchman has a history steeped in British football, strongly flavouring his game with the archetypal attributes of a stereotypical centre forward.
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