Chelsea Confident Deal Will Be Done As Crouch Says ‘He’d Be Perfect’

It is understood that Chelsea believe they will sign Wilson in a £30million deal – despite Eddie Howe issuing a hands-off warning.

The move has raised eyebrows but Stoke frontman Crouch thinks he is just what Chelsea need.

“There has been some surprise about Chelsea‘s interest in Callum Wilson being confirmed,” he told the Mail.

“To that I would have to ask: why? If Wilson was doing what he is currently doing in Italy, Germany or Spain, there would be widespread agreement that he would be perfect at Stamford Bridge.


“When Alvaro Morata was linked to Chelsea, nobody said a word to object.

“But Wilson plays for Bournemouth, so there is suspicion about whether he can succeed at Chelsea.

“It’s a strange one. Transfers such as these used to happen all the time when I was kid with strikers starting off at low level then climbing: think of Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and Chris Sutton.

“It remains to be seen whether Chelsea follow up their initial interest with a firm bid next month but what I do know of Wilson is that he is a striker on the up.

“He’s got some extra impetus following his goalscoring debut for England and he’s maturing all the time.”

With Morata and Olivier Giroud struggling for goals, Chelsea believe the 26-year-old England forward is the man to add firepower to their strikeforce.

Crouch added: “The other thing is that he is proven in the top division. If he can score for Bournemouth, he could score for Chelsea.

“A striker like Callum Wilson should be worth his weight in gold. He would be better than someone who is unproven and would be a gamble.”

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