Enzo Maresca lifted Chelsea back to the Champions League last season with 4th place in the Premier League. On Tuesday, the London club played their way to the final of the Club World Cup, optimism is high among the supporters before the season. At the same time, the squad is being cleaned up, the goalkeeper team will be trimmed.
The world’s most expensive goalkeeper Kepa disappeared in June to city rivals Arsenal for around £5 million, now the next Chelsea goalkeeper is on his way to Premier League rivals. Six places behind the Blues in the table was Bournemouth – who have got a taste of having a Chelsea goalkeeper between the sticks.
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Last season, Kepa was loaned out to the club, the Spanish goalkeeper had great success at Andoni Iraola, according to The Times, it is now Djordje Petrovic’s turn to move to Bournemouth. In the hallway at Stamford Bridge is also the Sunderland gang, who will secure a solid goalkeeper with Premier League level after promotion.
The English newspaper reports that Sunderland are also in talks with Petrovic, who was on loan to Strasbourg last season. Chelsea are demanding around £25 million for the 23-year-old, they themselves brought in for around £14 million in 2023 from the MLS club. The Serbian has 31 appearances in the Chelsea shirt.
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Journalist Ben Jacobs reports that both Bournemouth and Sunderland are in talks to sign Petrovic, with the Chelsea goalkeeper himself wanting a Bournemouth transfer.
