Chelsea must replace Robert Sanchez this summer, Shay Given has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Highlighting the goalkeeper’s inconsistent form since he was signed, Shay urged the Blues to act now to secure a more reliable presence between the sticks.
He added that Caoimhin Kelleher would be a transformative signing for Chelsea or Newcastle this summer.
His words, “Could Chelsea or Newcastle come in for Kelleher this summer? Possibly. It would depend on Liverpool and whether they can activate any sort of clause to sign him themselves to stop another club picking him up.
A lot will depend on Allison because you wouldn’t bring Kelleher back right now if Alisson’s staying for the next two seasons. I think Keller would be well-suited for Newcastle right now. I think he’d be well suited for Chelsea too. Chelsea are the club who have surprised me a little bit by not bringing someone in, and I say that as someone who does like Robert Sanchez.
I stuck up for him a lot last season but he does keep going over old ground with some of the mistakes he makes. He can pull off some unbelievable saves and you think this guy’s the real deal only for him to have a mad rush of blood to the head at the edge of the box and halve someone in two.
I feel that signing a new goalkeeper is something that could happen at Chelsea this summer, and if it’s not Kelleher maybe it’ll be someone else, but that’s a position they need to strengthen in this window, not the next window, but now.
Xabi Alonso is in place now and he might have seen enough from Robert Sanchez. I’m not sure. I definitely think Newcastle and Chelsea want the strength in that position and Kelleher would be a good signing for either of them.
Mamardashvili arrived at Liverpool with a big reputation and he’s done okay so far but I’m still not convinced that he is going to be the future number one after Alisson. I am now even more convinced about Kelleher given he’s proven he can be number one at Brentford and he obviously knows Liverpool inside and out.
There’s no doubt in my mind that he could come back to the club and what I like about Kelleher is that he brings a real calmness to everything he does. He never seems fazed or fluffed up about anything. He could make the best save in the world and just get up like nothing has happened and set about organising his defenders for a corner.”
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