EPL: He could be another Drogba – Fonte hits Chelsea for not signing Osimhen

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Jose Fonte, a former defender for Southampton and West Ham United, has blasted Chelsea for not acquiring Victor Osimhen, “the next Didier Drogba,” during the January transfer window.

Since last summer, Osimhen has been strongly linked to Chelsea; however, the Blues failed to lure him to Stamford Bridge.

Osimhen ultimately signed a season-long loan from Serie A team Napoli to Galatasaray.

However, Fonte thinks that if Chelsea had signed the Nigerian striker, he could have been “another Drogba.”

“Chelsea are crying out for a striker like Victor Osimhen,” Fonte told BoyleSports.

“Look at Chelsea and all the greats they have had up front. As a striker, he could be another Didier Drogba for them. He is a winner.

“They have a different style of play, and Drogba is a legend, but [Osimhen] has pace, power, and technical quality. He wins his duels and is such a handful for defenders.”

Fonte added: “When I saw Victor Osimhen go to Galatasaray, I thought it was foolish that no Premier League club had signed him.

“Once Osimhen gets into the Premier League, I think he will bully defenders. He is aggressive, fast, clever, and powerful.

“I played against him in the Champions League, and I’m sure he took it easy on me as a friend at almost 40, but it was still a nightmare.”

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