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Add as preferred source on Google<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhile all the talk is about hiring a new manager, Chelsea\u2019s hierarchy are set for a crucial summer window, and Joe Cole has suggested three new signings, including two England stars.<\/strong><\/p>\n The search for a new manager is ongoing, with Calum McFarlane remaining in charge until the end of the season. An interim spell that sees McFarlane\u2019s next game coming against Man City in the FA Cup final.<\/p>\n But aside from BlueCo\u2019s hunt to hire a new gaffer, with Xabi Alonso now the club\u2019s pick to take over in the summer, Chelsea have a busy summer ahead with player turnover likely to be at an all-time high.<\/p>\n Plenty need to go, especially if Chelsea fail to qualify for Europe. Signings are also required, with the Blues lacking experience and leadership. On that note, Cole has picked three signings he\u2019d like at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n Behdad Eghbali has already made it clear that Chelsea\u2019s hierarchy and the club\u2019s five sporting directors are aware that leadership and a few older players are needed. Cole has three, cheap-ish suggestions.<\/p>\n Speaking to The Sun over the weekend, Chelsea legend Cole wants two players set to be picked by Thomas Tuchel in England\u2019s World Cup squad in City\u2019s John Stones and midfielder Jordan Henderson.<\/p>\n He\u2019d also like to see an incredibly ambitious move for Chelsea to bring in Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona who like Stones, is available on a free. The Pole has never played in the Premier League.<\/p>\n \u201cLewandowski, he\u2019s coming to the end of his contract; we need a centre forward. He probably fancies the Premier League and living in London, give him a year-long contract to come and play 35 games for us.<\/p>\n \u201cHelp out\u00a0Liam Delap\u00a0and Joao\u00a0Pedro. They need those types of players. I said\u00a0Jordan Henderson\u00a0last season and people laughed. Look at what\u00a0Brentford\u00a0have done, and nobody\u2019s going, \u2018hold on a minute\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI know he\u2019s not been blowing the doors off. But he sets the tone; helps the players around him, all the intangible things you can\u2019t see. We spent this\u00a0money\u00a0on young players; they have no one around them.\u201d<\/p>\n If the Blues do go in for Lewandowski this summer, with his future at Barcelona in doubt, then it won\u2019t be the first time that BlueCo have attempted to sign the legendary Bayern Munich striker during their tenure.<\/p>\n Back in 2022, with Romelu Lukaku leaving the club, Chelsea attempted to sign him. He would eventually end up at Barcelona that summer, signing a four-year deal that is due to expire at the end of next month.<\/p>\n Reports at the time said then-Chelsea manager Tuchel had identified Lewandowski as the ideal man to come in and replace Lukaku. He fits the Chelsea profile of a tough, goal-scoring no.9, like many others.<\/p>\n Certainly, he would boast the same pedigree that has gone before him \u2013 the likes of Didier Drogba, Diego Costa, Hernan Crespo, and more. Whether he would be tempted, as Cole says, is another story.<\/p>\nQUARTER-FINAL 3: Which Chelsea player has had the best season?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/div>Chelsea have tried to sign Robert Lewandowski before<\/h2>\n
On a free transfer, he has to be considered!<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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