Chelsea allowed backup goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to complete a £10m move to Bournemouth yesterday and now find themselves short of a backup to Thibaut Courtois between the sticks.
The Guardian report that Antonio Conte is considering a move for PSG’s Alphonse Areola in the summer to replace the departed Bosnian in the first-team squad.
Areola has come through the academy in the French capital and spent three seasons away on loan with Lens, Bastia and Villarreal before returning to PSG last summer to backup Kevin Trapp in goal.
A fine ‘keeper in his own right, the 24-year-old was PSG’s designated starter in the cup competitions and even spelled the German in Ligue 1 at times this season, making 27 appearances in total, keeping 13 clean sheets.
The former France U21 international is Chelsea’s top target to replace Begovic but it remains to be seen if they can strike a deal.
If Chelsea wanted to go down the ‘home-grown’ route to replace Begovic who also helped the Blues meet the mandatory quota, then David Stockdale remains a target should he leave newly-promoted Brighton.
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