- Chelsea eye SPL for striking solution
- Benzema unlikely to move but Firmino and Mitrovic options
- Owners Clearlake have link with SPL ownership group
Getty ImagesChelsea to move for Karim Benzema or Roberto Firmino?! Mauricio Pochettino monitoring Saudi Pro League for short-term fix to Blues’ goalscoring woes
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✅ Streams roughly 175 exclusive live matches per season that are completely blacked out on traditional TV.
✅ Acts as the league's US archive, providing full on-demand match replays shortly after every live broadcast concludes.
✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.
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✅ Provides nationwide access to USA Network, securing the primary cable home for the league's linear broadcasts.
✅ Includes access to live, local NBC affiliates for the marquee weekend matches in designated major media markets.
✅ Serves as the cheapest way to access live cable TV sports channels without paying for a bloated traditional bundle.
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✅ Carries both USA Network and your local NBC station, ensuring you get every nationally televised match.
✅ Includes unlimited cloud DVR storage so you can easily record and save early morning fixtures.
✅ Replicates the classic set-top box feel with a familiar channel guide, making it easy to channel-surf on weekend mornings.
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✅ Streams roughly 175 exclusive live matches per season that are completely blacked out on traditional TV.
✅ Acts as the league's US archive, providing full on-demand match replays shortly after every live broadcast concludes.
✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.
Monthly from$12.99
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Getty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
With the Blues' summer signings yet to fire this term, the club are reportedly looking to the Saudi Pro League for a temporary solution. But while the prospect of seeing Benzema at Stamford Bridge is one that will get Chelsea fans excited, the former Real Madrid man is deemed too important to the Pro League project to be released from Al-Ittihad.
More realistic candidates are Firmino, who has struggled to settle at Al-Ahli, and, intriguingly, Aleksandar Mitrovic who remains a fan favourite at West London rivals Fulham.
(C)Getty ImagesTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Chelsea's goalscoring return has improved in comparison to last term but the Blues still struggle to make the most of the possession and chances that they create. While owners Clearlake have focussed on bringing in youth in their transfer dealing so far, their relationship with Saudi investment group PIF — who own four of the SPL's top clubs — may pave the way for a veteran forward to bring some battle-hardened experience to the Chelsea forward line.
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GettyDID YOU KNOW?
While Chelsea have a rich history of free-scoring strikers and midfielders the only player to hit 20 Premier League goals for the club in the last 13 seasons is Diego Costa who hit the mark in 2014/15 and again in 2016/17.
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