The Blues are desperate to sign a prolific new number nine this summer (Pictures: Getty)Chelsea are losing hope of signing Erling Haaland this summer and have instead turned their attention to trying to prise Robert Lewandowski away from Bayern Munich, according to reports. The Champions League holders are eager to bring in a prolific new number nine, with Timo Werner having struggled in front of goal, and had made Haaland their number one target. Haaland reported back to pre-season training with BVB last week (Picture: Getty)That has forced Chelsea to return to the drawing board and, according to The Sun, they have now revived their interest in Bundesliga top scorer Lewandowski. The Poland international enjoyed a phenomenal campaign last season, breaking Gerd Muller’s long-standing record by netting 41 times. But Lewandowski is contracted to Bayern until 2023 and the German champions are reluctant to let him leave, with a bid of £50million required to land the Pole.

Source: Metro July 17, 2021 23:48 UTC