Chelsea news: Blues ‘offered Atletico Madrid duo’ after Armando Broja injury blow | Football | Sport

Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Atletico Madrid duo Joao Felix and Matheus Cunha, according to reports. The Blues are putting contingency plans in place after striker Armando Broja tore his ACL, which is expected to see him miss the rest of the season, and super-agent Jorge Mendes is thought to be scouting out a new club for one of his star clients. 

Broja slumped to the turf and shrieked in pain during a friendly with Aston Villa in Abu Dhabi at the weekend. A coming together with defender Ezri Konsa did significant damage to his knee ligaments, prompting the need for surgery which will leave him on the sidelines for some time. 

The injury blow leaves Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the only orthodox striker in Chelsea’s ranks, although Kai Havertz has featured through the middle on occasion. Instead of recalling Romelu Lukaku from his loan spell at Inter Milan, the Blues are rumoured to be weighing up whether to strike in the January transfer window. 

According to the Evening Standard, they have a golden opportunity to do just that with Cunha and Felix both edging towards the Atletico exit door. 

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Still just 21 years old, Broja has scored once in 12 Premier League appearances this season with the vast majority of those games coming from the bench. Fellow Chelsea star Raheem Sterling is a big fan of the striker, having previously told Ian Wright that he is the fastest player at the club. 

“He’s the fastest man in the world,” Sterling told UMM. “When people see him properly… yeah. I can’t lie, I’ve been telling my friends outside the club that he’s the next one. It’s him. I’ve heard a lot of things about him without ever really watching him. But he’s the truth.”