• Vice-president Adriano Galliani talks up strikers
• Milan are short up front due to Antonio Cassano’s absence

The Milan vice-president, Adriano Galliani, has revealed his club’s interest in the Chelsea strikers Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba.

The Italian champions are looking to reinforce their attacking line in the winter transfer market, with Antonio Cassano ruled out indefinitely after undergoing a heart procedure earlier this month.

Anelka and Drogba are both in the final year of their Chelsea contracts and have been linked with a move to San Siro in January.

“If Cassano returns to play in a short space of time then we will not bring a reinforcement,” Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport. “We will evaluate what to do further on. Perhaps only one [striker] will arrive in spring.

“Anelka? He continues to score, we shall see. He is an important player but I was in love with Drogba when he played at Marseille.”

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Should Chelsea’s owner Roman Abramovich appoint a seventh manager in nine seasons or keep faith with the sixth?

WHY HE SHOULD STAY

1 Better the devil you know

This is no time for a knee-jerk reaction. Roman Abramovich had pursued Carlo Ancelotti over a period of time, hoping to prise him from Milan, and appeared to have been vindicated when the Italian secured the Premier League and FA Cup Double in his first season.

That demonstrated his pedigree, so why should the faith be eroded now, even after a stodgier second campaign? Manchester United are seeking to secure a fourth league title in five years, and a third appearance in the Champions League final in four seasons, with their whole structure having benefited from the stability provided by Sir Alex Ferguson at the top.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have been overseen by six managers in the eight years since Abramovich’s takeover. If continuity is the key, then why instigate yet more upheaval?

2 Lack of good replacement options

Are Chelsea realistically likely to entice anyone better to the position than a two-time European Cup winning manager? The list of potential contenders this summer seems rather deflating.

Frank Rijkaard, Rafael Benítez and Marco van Basten are available, but may feel too much like damaged goods these days. José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola would prefer another year at least in La Liga. Seeking out Porto’s André Villas Boas, treading a familiar path to the Estádio do Dragão for an up-and-coming managerial talent, would constitute a risk. Would Marseille’s Didier Deschamps take Chelsea to another