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title: "Chelsea: Graham Potter green-lights Martin Terrier move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2022-11-09T12:10:54Z"
modified: "2022-11-09T12:10:54Z"
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# Chelsea: Graham Potter green-lights Martin Terrier move

**[Chelsea](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-news/) manager Graham Potter has personally set his sights on signing in-form Rennes forward Martin Terrier, according to reports from France.**

### The Lowdown: New forwards needed?

Romelu Lukaku’s summer loan exit to Inter Milan and the [patchy form](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pierre-emerick-aubameyang/leistungsdaten/spieler/58864) of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has arguably highlighted the Blues’ need for new centre-forward options.

There are [few natural goalscorers](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/leistungsdaten/verein/631) in Potter’s current squad, although you could make a case for the likes of Raheem Sterling and Armando Broja, with Chelsea now potentially looking to the transfer market for solutions.

This comes amid a new era at Stamford Bridge, with American tycoon and owner Todd Boehly now looking to make the west London side a major [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) force again.

### The Latest: Potter green-lights Chelsea move for Terrier…

According to [Jeunes Footeux](https://www.jeunesfooteux.com/Chelsea-interesse-par-un-joueur-du-Stade-Rennais_a59609.html), it appears that Potter has personally given the green light for Chelsea to move for Rennes star Terrier, whose form could make him an outside bet to make France’s [2022 World Cup](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/world-cup-2022/) squad.

It’s claimed that the Chelsea manager has asked his board to target at least one attacking signing in January and has recommended a move for the 25-year-old to solve his goalscoring problems.

### The Verdict: Get it done?

Terrier has been one of the continent’s most deadly forward players since the beginning of 2021/22.

Scorer of 21 goals and provider of four assists in Ligue 1 alone last season, the attacker has followed on from that dazzling campaign with eight goals and three assists in just 13 starts so far this term ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/329356/History/Martin-Terrier)).

Journalist Graeme Bailey claims that there are ‘[few better players in Europe](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey/status/1587413136021327877)‘ right now than Terrier, while other members of the press have called him [‘sublime’](https://twitter.com/AndiOnrubia/status/1512826698471026699).

The Frenchman could certainly be a viable candidate to add some much-needed fire power to Potter’s ranks at Chelsea.