Salomon Rondon (Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Pros: He’s scored 28 goals in his first 18 months for Zenit, helping them become Russian champions. We’ve already held talks with him (via Sky), so we know that he could well be available, while at 25 years old he should be at the peak of his powers. He’s a strong and powerful hold up player who could compliment our other players well.
Cons: Doesn’t have much in the way of major European experience and could be found a bit short playing week in, week out in the Premier League. Like Benteke, he’s not naturally suited to our style of play and we could find ourselves taking another rather expensive gamble if we end the window by trying to sign the Venezuelan.
