#Kepa Arrizabalaga

#Kepa Arrizabalaga

Mauricio Pochettino has a lot of work to do upon his arrival at Chelsea and sorting out a new goalkeeper is one of the tasks on his list.Edouard Mendy was one of the best in the world during Thomas Tuchel's time at the club, while Kepa Arizzabalaga has been in favour since the German coach left earlier this season.

Chelsea are looking to sign the Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana at the end of the season.A report from Sport Mediaset claims that the two clubs have already had a meeting regarding a potential transfer and the Italian outfit are holding out for a fee of around 40 million (35.4m).There have been rumours that Chelsea could look to include Kepa Arrizabalaga in the deal to bring down the asking price but Inter Milan are not keen on signing the Spanish goalkeeper and they are hoping for a cash transfer.

Marcus Bettinelli committed his future to Chelsea after signing a new deal with the Premier League side.The goalkeeper put pen to paper on an extension to his existing contract, keeping him with the Blues until 2026.Bettinelli has mainly served as a back-up option to Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy since joining Chelsea from West London rivals Fulham in 2021.

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Borussia Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic acknowledged his side were fortunate to defeat Chelsea but saw little reason to apologise for a fortuitous Champions League victory.Chelsea dominated at the Signal Iduna Park but Karim Adeyemi's ruthless 63rd-minute strike ensured Dortmund will head back to Stamford Bridge on March 7 with a slender 1-0 lead in the last-16 tie.

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Graham Potter said "the hits keep on coming" after Joao Felix was sent off on his Chelsea debut as the Blues slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Thursday.Felix was thrown straight into the starting lineup just a day after completing an €11million loan move from Atletico Madrid and looked lively before lunging into a reckless 58th-minute tackle on Kenny Tete with the scores level at 1-1.
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Chelsea's injury problems deepened as Denis Zakaria was forced off with a quad problem on a night when the Blues slipped to their seventh defeat in 10 matches across all competitions, heaping further pressure on Potter.

The number one shirt at Chelsea is up for grabs under Graham Potter but not only between their two current goalkeepers, as the Blues look to sign a player to fill the role ahead of next season.Edouard Mendy was Chelsea's undisputed number one under former Blues boss Thomas Tuchel but ever since Potter was appointed manager of the London giants back in September, Kepa Arrizabalaga has been given a second chance at the club between the sticks.

Reece James has returned to training with Chelsea after being omitted from England's World Cup squad due to injury.The full-back was left out of Gareth Southgate's 26-man travelling squad to Qatar, where England face France in the quarter-finals on Saturday, after being sidelined since October 11 with a knee issue.

Premier League 2:00 PM GMT Newcastle haven't scored in six hours of football against Chelsea / Clive Mason/GettyImages Newcastle United host Chelsea on Saturday evening in a meeting between two of the Premier League's wealthiest clubs.Since the controversial takeover of Newcastle last year, no Premier League team has a larger net spend than the Magpies.