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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson, has said Chelsea must sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, if they want to stand any chance of winning the Premier League title.<\/p>\n

Thomas Tuchel\u2019s men finished in third place last season, 19 points behind champions Manchester City.<\/p>\n

The Blues have already added Raheem Sterling to their squad and are close to wrapping up a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli.<\/p>\n

However, Chelsea have allowed Romelu Lukaku rejoin Inter Milan on a one-year loan, leaving the team short in attack.<\/p>\n

Merson has now called on Tuchel to replace Lukaku with Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

Writing in his Daily Star column, Merson said: \u201cChelsea won\u2019t finish higher than third next season unless they sign a world-class striker.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd there is one player ideally suited to fill the role still on the market \u2013 Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

\u201cKai Havertz isn\u2019t really a striker for me and doesn\u2019t guarantee you 20 goals a season. And that is something Ronaldo certainly would.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou keep hearing that Ronaldo was offered to Chelsea weeks ago, so maybe they\u2019ve already decided against it. But I think that\u2019s a mistake. They\u2019re buying players for now. Sterling and Koulibaly are not young. They are players you buy to win now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a four-year plan. So why not buy Ronaldo on a short-term contract? He wouldn\u2019t be holding anybody back because they haven\u2019t got a centre forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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