A new striker is one of the positions that many anticipate the Blues to pursue, and on January 1st, clubs will have access to Kylian Mbappe during what is expected to be a brief and packed window. After being cut from the preseason roster, the Paris Saint-Germain forward refused to sign a contract extension with the team over the summer and appeared ready to depart.

With less than half of his contract remaining, the Frenchman will be free to go at the end of the current campaign. There are probably going to be a lot of bids on the table, even though PSG has allegedly attempted to blot out the possibility of that being to Real Madrid.

Mbappe’s short trial at Chelsea in the early 2010s suggests that they are one of those teams. Football.london talks about a deal’s optics and whether it makes sense in this article.

“Mbappe and Mauricio Pochettino yet again?” asks football.london. Why not? Ignoring the financial aspect for a moment, this is a fantastic chance because his income would negate any measures to reduce the bill over the previous 12 months.

There are not many opportunities to get talents like Mbappe without having to pay a hefty transfer fee. That’s not true; they never appear. This has never happened before.

Mbappe is Chelsea’s best asset? We all require Mbappe. While he may not be the aggressive striker that Pochettino desires, he is a difference maker and a reliable performer. The Blues are assembling a hard-working team that could be able to compensate for his lack of possession.

Unsurprisingly, Mbappe is a match-winner, a game-changer, and someone who brings the cutting edge when it comes to the ball. This is a formidable team; give him Christopher Nkunku to play off of and Conor Gallagher to hide behind when defending. Though improbable and unlikely to occur in reality, what if?