Chelsea find their next Drogba

Like Drogba, who made his professional breakthrough at Rennes’ Breton rivals Guingamp and went on to attain legend status at Stamford Bridge by scoring 164 goals in all competitions, Meite possesses an excellent nose for goal, is formidable in his physique and boasts great aerial ability.

Chelsea, who will sign Strasbourg’s Emanuel Emegha next summer, see him as a centre-forward for the future, offering a similar type of target as Liam Delap, as well as a player who is still raw enough to be moulded into exactly the style Enzo Maresca wants.