Jose Fonte slams Chelsea for transfer mistake over ‘the next Didier Drogba’

Jose Fonte has slammed Chelsea implicit their nonaccomplishment to motion ‘the adjacent Didier Drogba’ Victor Osimhen successful the January transportation window.

The Blues have been heavy linked with the Nigeria planetary guardant since the summer but didn’t bring him successful earlier past night’s 11pm deadline.

Osimhen, inactive 1 of the astir sought aft strikers successful Europe, is connected a season-long indebtedness astatine Turkish broadside Galatasaray from Italian nine Napoli.

The 26-year-old wishes to permission Napoli permanently – but ended up astatine Galatasaray aft nary nine paid his £113m merchandise clause past summer.

Some outlets reported that Chelsea were weighing up a January bid for Osimhen – but helium did not extremity up moving to Stamford Bridge this winter.

Former Crystal Palace, Southampton, West Ham and Portugal defender Fonte feels the Blues whitethorn travel to regret not securing a woody for Osimhen.

‘Chelsea are crying retired for a striker similar Victor Osimhen,’ Fonte told BoyleSports, who connection the latest Premier League betting.

‘Look astatine Chelsea and each the greats they person had up front. As a striker helium could beryllium different Didier Drogba for them, helium is simply a winner.

‘They person a antithetic benignant of play and Drogba is simply a legend, but helium has pace, powerfulness and method quality. He wins his duels and is specified a fistful for defenders.’

Fonte added: ‘When I saw Victor Osimhen spell to Galatasaray, I thought it was foolish that nary Premier League nine had signed him.

‘Once Osimhen gets into the Premier League I deliberation helium volition bully defenders, helium is aggressive, fast, clever and powerful.

‘I played against him successful the Champions League and I’m definite helium took it casual connected maine arsenic a person astatine astir 40, but it was inactive a nightmare.

‘He’s a subordinate that has been a hardworking kid, that came from nothing, arsenic a grafter, and each the occurrence that he’s having, helium deserves it.

‘I can’t hold to spot him successful the Premier League due to the fact that he’s 1 of those guys that you privation to spot against the precise best.

‘You privation to spot him successful the Premier League week successful and week retired and we volition spot that this is wherever helium belongs.’

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