Chelsea have been boosted with the news that the signing of top striker transfer target is a possibility in the current winter market.

RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner is a big target for Chelsea as the West Londoners attempt to sign him as good competition for leading goalscorer Tammy Abraham who has found the back of the net 14 times including 12 goals in the Premier League.

Only the trio of Leicester City star Jamie Vardy, Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Southampton player Danny Ings has more goals than Tammy Abraham in the top flight of English football in the current campaign.

According to the publication via popular Italian transfer news outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, RB Leipzig are already looking for a replacement for Timo Werner in the event that the petite German national team hitman decides to leave the club.

A.C. Milan striker Krzysztof Piatek has been sounded out as a possible replacement for Timo Werner at RB Leipzig as the Polish international wants to leave the Rossoneri after the arrival of club legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Piatek is expected to lose his central striker role to Swedish football legend Ibrahimovic who made his second debut for AC Milan against Sampdoria on Monday evening.

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