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" Armando Broja sees his chance with the absence of Nicolas Jackson for the African Cup and has the opportunity to show his values and confirm himself at Chelsea !"
This is the title of a long article by one of the most prestigious media, "The Athletic", regarding the striker of the Albanian national team. This is the opportunity Broja has been waiting for, and he knows he must seize it. This week Nicholas Jackson flew out to join Senegal in their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations, where if Senegal make it to the finals, he will miss Chelsea for eight games.
In the absence of the Senegalese, Broja is the only center forward role, Kristofer Nkunku has made 4 appearances after a knee injury, but is not considered a leader for the attack and during this period coach Mauricio Pochettino is expected to use Broja regularly, with the Albanian striker who has played a part-time role until now.
After 5 months this season, Broja counts only 5 games as a starter, and 9 appearances as a substitute, has played 448 minutes of football and still needs a chance to play a full match. The longest time he has played in a game is the 67 minutes he scored in the 2-0 defeat at Everton last month.
The reason why this has happened is the serious injury he suffered in December 2022, needing a long period until September to be ready to play again. After such a long time on the sidelines it is understandable that he would need a lot of time to get the right form. Missing a full pre-season was a huge disadvantage for him, as he did not go with the squad to the USA, continuing the customized program at the club's base in Cobham.
Meanwhile, despite numerous injuries at Chelsea, Pochettino has had the opportunity to regularly choose names such as Jackson, Rahim Sterling, Cole Palmer and Mikhailo Mudrik in the attack. Jackson, who was bought for 35 million euros by Villarreal last summer, scored 8 goals, while Broja found the net only once, against Fulham, 3 months ago.
Pochettino has always encouraged him both in public and in private, giving positive feedback to the Albanian. With Chelsea's tendency to sell academy-grown players to secure the necessary benefits and compliance with financial regulations, Broja's future has become the subject of speculation, although Chelsea rejected West Ham's bids for him by signing a contract with the club until 2028.
There have been rumors this week that Chelsea have offered him as part of a swap to sign Benfica defender Antonio Silva, but The Athletic assures that is not true. However, the Broja rumors are set to continue as there are a number of clubs in England and abroad who are monitoring his situation and want to sign him if possible.
Meanwhile, with Jackson gone, Broja has the opportunity to make the impact he wanted at Stamford Bridge. Up for grabs will be two Carabao Cup semi-finals against Middlesbrough, plus four Premier League games which, if won, could propel Chelsea to one of the top European football spots next summer.
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