Although many believed the focus of Chelsea’s summer recruitment would be on reinforcing the defence, following the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, most of the transfer speculation recently has been about signing forward players.

Manager Thomas Tuchel is believed to be unhappy with his side’s attacking output last campaign and he is thought to be determined to reformulate his front three so it has greater pace and fluidity.

It’s expected that, once an agreement is reached to offload Romelu Lukaku, the Blues will look to step up their plans to reinforce their frontline.

Press the next page as we list five forwards that the London club are likely to pursue in the coming days and weeks.