I got back from six-a-side football on Tuesday evening and switched on Amazon Prime to tune in to the second-half of Liverpool versus Lille at Anfield. We drew 1-1 in six-a-side, by the way.

I hadn't been watching for long before the French side went down to 10 men and with the score being 1-0 to Liverpool at the time, the game looked to be all but done. However, a smart, instinctive finish from the ever-impressive Jonathan David saw Lille equalise on Merseyside.

The 25-year-old has been involved in the transfer rumour mill for years on end, having joined Lille from Belgian side Gent in August 2020. Every January and summer transfer window, you will see David to X-club online - usually a Premier League side. This summer, it looks as if the Canada international will finally be on the move.

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David sees his contract with Lille expire in the summer and it looks increasingly likely that he will leave the Pierre Mauroy Stadium on a free transfer. There are, unsurprisingly, several clubs - including some from the Premier League - with eyes on David and his future but Chelsea are not one of the clubs linked.

The Blues have, in the past, been interested in David, who has scored 18 goals for Lille in all competitions this season, but there is nothing to suggest they will make the striker an offer for when his contract has expired. Given the west Londoners' search for a new centre-forward, someone who can ease the burden on Nicolas Jackson, it is a tad surprising.

David will surely be available for a cut-price fee this month with Lille not wanting the New York-born Canadian international to leave for nothing at the end of the season. While Chelsea continue to rely on Jackson, who has started 20 of the Blues' 22 Premier League matches this season to date, it seems strange they would not at least explore the possibility of bringing David to Stamford Bridge.

It seems, judging by past interviews, that David would be very interested in moving to the Premier League as well. "I'm open to anything," David said last year in an interview with The Athletic. "I think obviously the Premier League is regarded as one of the best leagues in the world. And for me, it's not the Premier League or bust. I am open to anything and every league has its challenges."

At 25 years of age, David does not fit Chelsea's model to a tee, but we have seen the club make an exception when it comes to free transfers. See Tosin Adarabioyo, for instance, who has by all accounts been an excellent piece of business after the Blues took advantage of his contract at Fulham expiring last summer.

David has everything needed to be a success at Chelsea. Great hold up play, he can drop deep to collect the ball and also be a threat in behind and he creates space for himself and others with intelligent out-of-possession movement. That is why the lack of noise around Chelsea and the striker surprises me a bit.