Chelsea have now made contact to ask for details about a “world-class” participant, forward of a possible summer time switch swoop, in keeping with a report.
Blues pushing for Champions League
Regardless of the drab 0-0 draw in opposition to Brentford on the weekend, the Blues stay in a powerful place to finish their two-year hiatus from the Champions League, sitting fourth within the Premier League desk with simply seven video games left to play.
Ought to Enzo Maresca obtain his goal of Champions League qualification, the marketing campaign will in all probability go down as successful, however there are nonetheless points the supervisor might want to tackle in the summertime switch window.
One downside place has been goalkeeper, with Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen getting used interchangeably, and there have been solutions Maresca might convey Djordje Petrovic again into the fold subsequent season.
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Petrovic has impressed on mortgage at Strasbourg, that means he may be given one other likelihood at Stamford Bridge. Nonetheless, the choice of bringing in a brand new goalkeeper from elsewhere stays on the desk.
In keeping with a report from Italy (through Chelsea Chronicle), Chelsea have now requested for details about AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, forward of a possible summer time switch swoop.
Aston Villa and Manchester United have additionally been named as potential suitors for Maignan, whose future on the San Siro stays up within the air, given that he’s but to signal a brand new deal to increase his stick with the Italian membership.
Studies have valued the goalkeeper at £67m, however there’s a feeling he might be out there for half that worth, ought to he refuse to place pen to paper on a brand new deal, together with his contract at present set to run out in 2026.
“World-class” Maignan might be actual improve on Sanchez
Sanchez has been extraordinarily error-prone for the Blues this season, making 5 errors which have instantly led to targets within the Premier League, the joint-highest variety of any participant within the prime flight.
As such, it’s little surprise Chelsea are enthusiastic about signing a alternative in the summertime window, and there are indications Maignan might be an actual improve on the Spaniard, contemplating he has been lauded as “world-class” by members of the Italian media.
Not solely that, however the Frenchman might be well-suited to Maresca’s passing type of play, provided that he has expressed a willingness to get on the ball over the previous yr, rating within the eightieth percentile for touches, when in comparison with his positional friends.
It’s clear that Sanchez will should be changed this summer time, and Maignan has confirmed he might be a strong alternative, though it could make extra monetary sense to offer the nod to Petrovic, who has put in some very spectacular shows in Ligue 1 this season.
