Chelsea do not need to buy another striker this month, insists Eden Hazard
The Belgian was outstanding in the win at Brighton and is happy to play upfront himself if needed
EDEN HAZARD insists Chelsea do not need to add another striker in the January window.
After struggling for goals this month, the champions enquired about Roma’s Edin Dzeko, Andy Carroll, Peter Crouch and Burnley’s Ashley Barnes.
But the Blues were back to their best beating Brighton 4-0 on Saturday with Michy Batshuayi replacing the suspended Alvaro Morata.
Hazard, who bagged a brace at the Amex, is backing the club’s current strikers and believes he’s the man to step in if needed.
The 26-year-old told the London Evening Standard: “I think we’re happy with the team we have, it depends how you want to play.
“We have two very good strikers in Alvaro and Michy, if they are not ready to play I can play striker, so I don’t think we need another one.
“Football is simple, keep the ball on the ground and try to play like we did against Brighton.
“Because we are missing chances people are saying we need another striker, but if we are scoring goals, we are the best attack in the league and no one can say we need a striker.”
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Chelsea have scored 45 league goals this season, the same as Arsenal but fewer than the rest of the top six in the Premier League.
Blues boss Antonio Conte is keen to add a forward and looks to be eyeing a target man to help boost their push for a top four place.
Hazard added: “Who is the best team this year? Manchester City.
“The strikers, (Gabriel) Jesus and (Sergio) Aguero, are not big.
“It’s simple. If you want to play with long balls you need a target man, if you want to keep the ball on the floor you need a small guy.”