Premier League: Weakest Positions Top 6 Clubs Must Address in the Transfer Window

#5 Chelsea: Striker

Does Alvaro Morata have a future at Chelsea?

With Antonio Conte gone and Maurizio Sarri coming in, Chelsea will most likely revert to a back-four. Sarri is a stickler for what works and Napoli played a 4-3-3 in every game in Serie A last season.

At the Naples club, he had Dries Mertens leading the line with Lorenzo Insigne on the left and Jose Callejon on his right. It was a system that worked with the trio sharing 36 goals and 27 assists among them, nearly toppling Juventus to win the Serie A title.

At Chelsea, Sarri will look to convince Eden Hazard to stay and play on the left rather than the more central role he played last season in a 3-5-2. And since the Blues rejected multiple bids for Willian, he will be expected to start on the right.

However, Morata may not be around to lead the line with reports linking him with a return to Serie A. AC Milan are looking to lure him with only a suitable price tag to be agreed upon.

Meanwhile, Olivier Giroud is the ideal player to play with his back to goal but not the first-choice player to lead Sarri's line. He is a preferred Plan B.

That is one position the new manager must address and the money from Morata's potential sale will have to be reinvested in another striker.