£75k-a-week Premier League striker could now join Chelsea if he doesn’t sign a new contract

According to reports, Chelsea may choose to sign Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins during the forthcoming transfer season.

If the Englishman doesn’t extend his £75k per week contract at Villa Park in the upcoming months, GiveMeSport reports that he might be on the move.

Chelsea’s goalscoring woes were on full show yesterday as they were held to a 0-0 draw away at Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Nicolas Jackson started up front for the fifth consecutive league game, where he was looking to add to his sole goal this season.

Unfortunately for the Senegal international, he endured his most difficult 90 minutes in a Chelsea shirt as he struggled to even threaten the goal.

The moment he will in fact be remembered most for from this game was ballooning an effort high and wide into the crowd, albeit from a tough angle

Chelsea could sign Watkins

Instead, the best chances yesterday fell to the likes of Raheem Sterling, Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer, who were all unable to beat Neto in between the sticks.

The game left supporters crying out again for a natural goalscorer to join their ranks, and they don’t have to look outside of their domestic league to find a number of options.

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Ivan Toney is one of them; he hasn’t played yet this season because he’s currently serving a suspension.

Watkins, who has yet to score for Villa this season, is another name that has been mentioned in rumours.

The Blues are getting ready to take on the Conference League team on Sunday. At Stamford Bridge, they will get a close-up view of the attacker to see what he is all about.