{"id":7231,"date":"2026-05-11T13:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:59:18","slug":"chelsea-have-chance-to-sign-robert-lewandowski-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7231","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea have chance to sign Robert Lewandowski this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Chelsea may well have an opportunity to sign a top striker in the summer transfer market, but they might have some convincing to do.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, former Chelsea winger Joe Cole recommended three players for Chelsea to sign to add some experience in the squad.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Xabi Alonso has \u2018positive\u2019 Chelsea talks, Dave Fallows heavy influence to bring new tactical direction? Training ground bust-up\u2026..<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He mentioned striker Robert Lewandowski as a decent option. Cole said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking players like John Stones. Lewandowski, he\u2019s coming to the end of his contract, we need a centre forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe probably fancies the Premier League and living in London, give him a year-long contract to come and play 35 games for us and help out Liam Delap and help out Joao Pedro. They need those types of players.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Lewandowski might be available<\/h2>\n<picture><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/robert-lewandowski-poland-bundesliga.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-66509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/robert-lewandowski-poland-bundesliga-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/robert-lewandowski-poland-bundesliga-1024x576.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/robert-lewandowski-poland-bundesliga.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/picture>\n<p>According to journalist Matteo Moretto, <span>Lewandowski is HIGHLY likely to leave Barcelona after these final months, though no final decision has been made. All signs point toward his departure, and the club has already started preparing for a future without him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I think he\u2019d take some convincing to join Chelsea though, but maybe there\u2019s a possible opportunity here.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today..<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea are being linked with yet another attacker ahead of an important summer for the Blues as they look to strengthen the squad for yet another new manager coming in.<\/p>\n<p>Andrey Santos was blamed for his slow reactions when Chelsea conceded to Liverpool at the weekend, drawing the game 1-1 in the end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p rsni-lv=\"1\"><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Joe Cole<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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