UEFA Europa League 2017/18; Red Star Belgrade 0-1 Arsenal: 5 Talking Points

Crvena Zvezda v Arsenal FC - UEFA Europa League
Arsenal celebrating a late winner

#3 Richmond Boakye fails his Chelsea audition

Crvena Zvezda v Arsenal FC - UEFA Europa League
Boakye failed to impress the Chelsea scouts present at the game

The Blues are actively looking for a striker to share the workload with Alvaro Morata after Antonio Conte reportedly being frustrated with Michy Batshuayi.

One striker that has been linked with Chelsea in the past few weeks has been Richmond Boakye - Red Star Belgrade's talisman. Scouts from the West London club were present in the game against Arsenal but might not be fairly convinced by what they saw.

Boakye was isolated for the majority of the match with Belgrade being the second best side on the night. His link-up play was good at times and one of his headers hit the upright, his only chance of the match.

The Ghanaian looks like a decent striker but is he better than what Chelsea have at the moment is the big question. With Tammy Abraham waiting for his chance, Antonio Conte does not need to look for elsewhere for a forward to partner Morata.

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Edited by Aakanksh Sanketh
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