Keep or sell: Evaluating Armando Broja’s future at Chelsea

Verdict

After watching Chelsea’s dismantling of Lille through a high-pressing system featuring Havertz, envisioning the addition of someone with Broja’s skill set is tantalizing. That said, the Blues recently made a sizable investment in Lukaku and it’s difficult to imagine adding another striker to that equation will be good for any one of the individuals in the dressing room. Therefore, what should Chelsea do with its young English-born, Albanian international phenom?

According to Transfermarkt, Broja has a market value of just under £7.3 million. Even with inflation in the striker market, the Blues would be foolish to not consider the type of bids being reported. Broja is young and his trajectory does suggest that he will one day develop into a top-level striker. The fear is that he will never be able to hit his ceiling at Stamford Bridge behind the current set of strikers, especially seeing as they’re both newly acquired talisman.

For Marina Granovskaia and the Chelsea board, the best outcome may be to sell him for value this summer with a significant buy-back clause in the event he continues to perform at a high level. By tying a £45-60 million buy-back for 2024 or 2025 into an agreement, the Blues are tempting teams to take him. They do this all while ensuring a “right of first refusal” for a potential world class talent in an inflating market where, in the future, £60 million would be considered a bargain.

Final Verdict: Sell—for now

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