Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace)
Estimated Wages: £100,000
Contract Expiry: 2020
Benteke was always linked with a move to Stamford Bridge when Jose Mourinho was in charge of the Blues. He has since moved to two different clubs, to Liverpool and then to Crystal Palace, but with Conte preferring to use strikers of a similar profile, Benteke could prove to be the outside choice.
With reports emerging that the Eagles’ boss Sam Allardyce is willing to offload the Belgian so that he can generate funds to bring in players to take his team away from the relegation scrap, Chelsea could use this situation to their benefit.
Benteke may not be the smoothest of the movers on the pitch, but he does score goals in plenty and is always a nuisance for defenders with his physicality. Benteke has scored eight times and also has one assist this term for Palace.
He averages a slightly lower 2.5 shots per game but wins a mind-boggling 9.3 aerial duels in each match. His pass completion rate, though, is quite low at just 62.7%, but it should also be noted that most of these passes are from headers.