Blues eye Benjamin Sesko as marquee striker signing amid doubts over costly Osimhen pursuit.
Chelsea have opened talks with RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, hailed as the “next Haaland,” in a bold move to solve their persistent No. 9 problem. With Enzo Maresca unimpressed by Nicolas Jackson and needing a reliable focal point, the 21-year-old Slovenian star has emerged as the club’s top target for the summer.
Despite Osimhen’s elite goal tally on loan at Galatasaray (24 goals in 28 league matches), Chelsea are leaning toward Sesko due to his superior build-up play, aerial dominance, and long-term potential — all at a potentially lower fee than Osimhen’s £60 million valuation. Sesko has netted 21 times this season for Leipzig and is seen as a more complete striker by the Chelsea hierarchy.
With other strikers like Jonathan David and Liam Delap also linked, Sesko’s advanced talks mark a clear shift in strategy toward youth, physicality, and intelligent link-up play — a modern Drogba-esque figure to lead Maresca’s new Chelsea era.
