Chelsea’s new manager Mauricio Pochettino reportedly plans to stick with Kepa Arrizabalaga as his number one goalkeeper next season.
Despite transfer rumours about Chelsea potentially moving for the likes of Inter Milan ‘keeper Andre Onana, it seems Pochettino will keep Kepa as his first choice and other targets are unlikely to be pursued, according to Sky Sports.
This will come as a surprise to most Chelsea fans, with current ‘keepers Kepa and Edouard Mendy struggling to impress consistently at Stamford Bridge for some time now.
Kepa has rarely looked like a good enough long-term option for a club of this size, and many Chelsea fans will surely feel someone like Onana would have been a clear upgrade.
Pochettino did fine work at Tottenham in his previous spell in the Premier League, but this seems like a strange decision early on in his Samford Bridge reign.
CFC need an overhaul in a number of areas after finishing 12th in 2022/23, and sorting out the goalkeeper would have made sense as one position to change, even if numerous others also need addressing.
strange journalism, now i have to accept that sports journalist just like most fans…they tend to be dumb and biased
here is my explanation , chelsea priority
1. midfielder, ball winning midfielder
2. striker, still plenty of option, and maybe dd fofana, kai or broja could turn up under pochettino and chelsea still have high scoring attacker in sterling and nkuku
3. goalkeeper, kepa is prone against long distance shooting, mendy is just lost and forget about his basic goalkeeping 101
from these 3 priorities, number 1 is must, the other still manageble