Chelsea could go back in for former keeper Petr Cech, if Thibaut Courtois leaves the club for Real Madrid. According to reports, the West London club face the prospect of having to find a new stopper, but there has been no confirmation Real Madrid have lodged a bid for the Belgium international.
Cech was outstanding between the sticks for the Blues during his 11-year spell at Stamford Bridge that ended under Jose Mourinho in 2015.
He was Chelsea’s man between the sticks when they won the Champions League in 2012 and he lifted the Premier League four times.
But the 36-year-old has since struggled at times at Arsenal and according to the Mail, Unai Emery would welcome extra transfer funds if they become available.
Sarri could also go in for Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel and AC Milan youngster Gianluigi Donnarumma. Arsenal bagged Bernd Leno, 26, from Bayer Leverkusen earlier this window, but Cech is reportedly happy to fight for his place under the new manager. As SunSport reported, Chelsea are also looking to hijack Liverpool’s move for Roma keeper Alisson with a £65million bid. Marina Granovskaia is refusing to accept defeat over the chase for the stopper and the club are hoping to use Sarri’s Italian influences to get the deal over the line.
The indecision over a new goalkeeper could help Emery make up his mind over the future of Colombian stopper David Ospina.
The 29-year-old played in most of Arsenal’s Europa League campaign, as they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Atletico Madrid.