With the January transfer window now open, the big question on everyone’s lips remains the same. Will Chelsea FC sign any players during the window? Your team is nowhere near full strength right now, and with an aging team, the problem can only get worse. In my opinion, they need to sign a couple of players at least. Due to their transfer embargo, they won’t be able to sign any players until 2011, otherwise.

Their best players are out of action right now. Drogba (their best striker), Kalou, Mikel John Obi and Essien (their best defensive midfielder) are all in the African Cup of Nations for the entire month of January, and Nicholas Anelka (their second-best striker) is out with an injury that recently picked up during training. Many fans were taken aback by Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti’s comments that he would “have a run on the pitch” if he signed any players during this transfer window.

That said, they are the best in the English Premier League, so perhaps Carlo Ancelotti (who is, let’s not forget a proven winner wherever he’s been) knows exactly what he’s doing. In the FA Cup against Watford FC he played with young striker Daniel Sturridge up front and restored the manager’s confidence by scoring twice in a 5-0 win.

News recently leaked that Chelsea are looking to buy Italian striker Giampaolo Pazzini from the Italian surprise package Sampdoria. The deal would reportedly be for around £22m, although one possible hurdle could be that Sampdoria wanted Pazzini on loan to them for the rest of the season.