Chelsea Transfers: 5 Replacements For Demba Ba

by Joseph Dempsey

is on the way and owner Roman Abramovich has been persuaded into giving Frank Lampard a new deal. Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the spectrum, Jon Obi Mikel and Demba Ba will be sold. For Mikel, a transfer away from the club he signed for back in 2006 makes sense - he has been a fringe player in each of the last two seasons, making just 22 league appearances last term. For Ba, news that he is to be sold to Anzhi Makhachkala is slightly more surprising. The Senegalese striker was, after all, only signed from Newcastle United six months ago and though his season debut was dismal - he managed just the two league goals - it was expected he'd be given another chance to impress in his first full season at the club. But that's not to be, and now, with Fernando Torres and Schurrle the only senior strikers to be left at the club following Ba's eventual departure, Mourinho needs to seek a replacement. Here, we examine 5 such players.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.