Even the mere suggestion of Chelsea selling Armando Broja this summer should be laughed out of the room.
You throw Arsenal's name into the mix as a potential destination for the Albanian and the laugh gets even louder.
There are already murmurings that Chelsea might entertain offers for the fastly developing forward this summer after a fruitful loan with Southampton that has seen him score eight goals in 24 appearances.
His impressive performance at Old Trafford in the Saints 1-1 draw with Manchester United further demonstrated the talent that is gaining more plaudits by the week as Thomas Tuchel's current attack still has lingering doubts.
Arsenal are monitoring Broja's progress and could use this summer as an opportunity to pounce, football.london understands.
It feels slightly similar to last summer when the Gunners were linked with Tammy Abraham who eventually left Chelsea for Roma instead.
Arsenal's attacking issues have been heightened in recent months under Mikel Arteta and their failed pursuit for an attacking addition in January leaves a big question mark over who can provide the goals necessary to sustain their top-four push.
Broja, valued by Transfermarkt at £8 million, could provide the skeleton key to further his own development in the Premier League whilst boosting Arteta's young squad.
Arsenal reportedly went after Serie A forward Dusan Vlahovic who eventually joined Juventus. Broja has Premier League experience and in his first season could reach double figures in goals.
His speed, strength and accomplished finishing are all traits that make him a very attractive proposition for clubs looking for hidden gems on the market.
But whether it's Arsenal, Southampton, West Ham or Newcastle, all of these offers should be seriously batted away by Marina Granovskaia.
Particularly as Chelsea have an attack that has failed to produce consistently this season.
Broja's six league goals are better than Timo Werner and Kai Havertz. One better than Romelu Lukaku so far this season, although the youngster has four more league appearances.
An easy argument to justify selling Broja would be game-time given Chelsea's expensive attacking options.
But this suggestion rules out the possibility of Tuchel using a 4-2-2-2 formation he has over recent months.
The need for rotation given Chelsea hope to play anywhere from 50-60 games per season with the involvement in many competitions.
The COVID situation that decimated options during the challenging Christmas period also demonstrated the benefit of having a larger squad.
Broja's physique and playstyle are not too far from Lukaku's attributes and could give Tuchel a similar profile of player to rotate the Belgian with when required.
The decision to sell Tammy Abraham does not look like the wisest move from Chelsea, even if Tuchel made his views on the forward pretty clear last season.
Chelsea cannot be sat without a prolific attack next season whilst Broja flourishes in the Premier League for someone else.
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