{"id":17450,"date":"2026-07-15T01:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17450"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:53:01","slug":"chelsea-contact-veteran-goalkeepers-over-third-choice-role-read-chelsea-f-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17450","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea contact veteran goalkeepers over third-choice role &#8211; Read Chelsea F.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chelsea have reportedly contacted several experienced English goalkeepers as they search for a new third-choice option this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blues have made calls to a number of veteran stoppers who are out of contract, although no agreement has yet been reached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standard Sport reporter Jack Rosser says Chelsea are looking for an experienced goalkeeper who can add depth and leadership to Xabi Alonso\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed signing is not expected to arrive as an immediate challenger for the starting position. Instead, Chelsea want a dependable senior figure who can support the club\u2019s younger goalkeepers and provide emergency cover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rosser\u2019s transfer update says discussions have taken place with several available players, but Chelsea have not selected a preferred target.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea have been calling around looking for an experienced third-choice keeper.<\/p>\n<p>Calls have been made to a few veteran English stoppers who are out of contract this summer, but no deal has been agreed with anyone yet.<\/p>\n<p>(@JackRosser_)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) July 14, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chelsea want experience behind their main goalkeepers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert S\u00e1nchez and Filip J\u00f8rgensen shared first-team duties last season, while Chelsea also have several highly rated younger goalkeepers on their books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The club\u2019s official squad page currently lists S\u00e1nchez, J\u00f8rgensen, Teddy Sharman-Lowe and Gabriel Slonina among the senior goalkeeping group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike Penders also remains a significant part of Chelsea\u2019s long-term plans following his loan spell at Strasbourg and involvement with Belgium at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding another young goalkeeper would create further congestion. A veteran willing to accept a supporting role could provide a better balance for Alonso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea\u2019s third-choice goalkeeper would be expected to train regularly with the first team, help set standards and remain ready if injuries or suspensions affect the leading options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move could also allow Sharman-Lowe, Slonina or another developing goalkeeper to leave on loan rather than spending the season without regular football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No deal appears close at present. Chelsea are assessing the available free-agent market before committing to a player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The search nevertheless shows Alonso wants greater experience around a goalkeeping department which currently contains several players still developing at senior level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have reportedly contacted several experienced English goalkeepers as they search for a new third-choice&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}