Chelsea will not win Premier League title with Nicolas Jackson, warns Mikel John Obi | OneFootball

The striker has not scored in four games as the Blues lose touch in title race

Mikel John Obi has told Chelsea to sign Victor Osimhen this month as they will not win the Premier League with Nicolas Jackson.

The former Blues star is been concerned by Jackson's recent dip in form in front of goal, which has coincided with Chelsea dropping 10 points across four games of the festive period to lose touch with title favourites Liverpool.

Jackson failed to score in each of those four games and Mikel has warned Chelsea that they must upgrade their options in attack or risk even dropping out of the top four.

"We are creating chances, we are still playing well, we are still doing the right things but we’re not clinical enough, we’re not scoring goals," Mikel said on The Obi One Podcast.

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"We’ve talked about getting another top, top striker who can win us these kind of games, difficult games where if Nicolas Jackson is not firing on all cylinders you can give him a rest and then get someone else to come into the team and try to win us games and score goals.

"We are not clinical enough, he is not scoring enough goals. He puts himself in the right positions but then he’s not finishing, he’s not scoring enough.

"He’s not a striker who’s going to get us to the top four or win us the Premier League title. He’s not that striker. I don’t think he can get us over the line in terms of winning trophies. For me, he’s a player who can link up play, he’s good on the ball but he’s not scoring enough goals."

Chelsea tried to sign Osimhen during the summer, even attempting to strike a deal on Deadline Day, before admitting defeat and seeing the striker join Galatasaray on loan.

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Mikel wants Chelsea to reignite their interest this month, or look to sign the likes of Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres or Newcastle's Alexander Isak.

He continued: "If we had Victor Osimhen or the guy from Sporting, Viktor Gyokeres, trust me, we’d still be competing for the Premier League. Nicolas is not scoring enough, the finishing, he needs to find a way. For me it’s a bit of a worry because we’re not scoring enough.

"Without Cole Palmer I don’t know where we would’ve been this season, definitely not where we are right now, he’s carrying the team on his shoulders, he’s creating chances, scoring goals, what more can he do?

"One goal in six [from Jackson] is not good enough. You talk about top, top strikers, look at [Alexander] Isak at Newcastle, he’s flying, that’s what we need."