5 forwards Chelsea should be looking at 

Huddersfield Town v Stoke City - Premier League
It's difficult to imagine Crouch adding much to Chelsea's attacking options

#1 Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan)

ACF Fiorentina v FC Internazionale - Serie A
It might be time for Icardi to test himself outside Italy

Inter Milan's captain has flown under the radar of European fans and managers alike over the past few seasons: one look at his goals record in Serie A for the club makes for convincing evidence as he's scored a remarkable 89 goals in 146 games.

A bid for his services, however, has never been tabled to Inter and one has to wonder why. Perhaps it's due to the club's lack of silverware in his time there; perhaps it's due to his somewhat controversial reputation off the field.

In purely footballing terms, though, Icardi is one of the finest strikers in Europe and his talents deserve a wider audience.

With most of the European superpowers well-stocked in their attacking departments, Chelsea could represent the most realistic option for the Argentine.

Conte, of course, would know all about the player from his time managing Juventus and would hopefully, therefore, know how to get the best out of him.

He has also been the sole front man for Inter for a while now, so would have no problems performing this role at Stamford Bridge. His mere presence in the squad would inevitably cause Morata to raise his level as this would be a necessity.

Icardi would certainly cost a lot of money but to get a player of his talent, when he is approaching his peak years, could end up being one of Chelsea's best transfer signings of recent years.

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