The Blues are said to be confident of securing a £30million deal for the one cap, one goal Three Lions star as Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud continue to struggle.
Now Crouch has revealed Wilson, 26, could be just the sort of player Chelsea need to finally solve their striker struggles.
Crouch told the Mail: "[Wilson] is proven in the top division. If he can score for Bournemouth, he could score for Chelsea.
"A striker like Callum Wilson should be worth his weight in gold.
"He would be better than someone who is unproven and would be a gamble."
Speaking on the transfer, Crouch admitted the speculation has raised some eyebrows, calling it "strange" that people are perplexed.
Crouch added: "There has been some surprise about Chelsea's interest in Callum Wilson being confirmed. To that I would have to ask, 'why?'
"If Wilson was doing what he is currently doing in Italy, Germany or Spain, there would be widespread agreement that he would be perfect at Stamford Bridge.
"When Alvaro Morata was linked to Chelsea, nobody said a word to object.
"But Wilson plays for Bournemouth, so there is suspicion about whether he can succeed at Chelsea. It's a strange one.
"Transfers such as these used to happen all the time when I was kid with strikers starting off at low level then climbing.
"Think of Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and Chris Sutton…
"It remains to be seen whether Chelsea follow up their initial interest with a firm bid next month but what I do know of Wilson is that he is a striker on the up.
"He's got some extra impetus following his goal-scoring debut for England and he's maturing all the time."
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