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It's quite clear that Thibaut Courtois is set to leave Chelsea this summer. The Belgian has just one year left on his contract, and The Blues are willing to sell him rather than let him go for free.
The goalkeeper was offered a new contract, but he refused to sign it. He is keen on linking up with his children in Madrid and has been pushing for a move.
Reports now suggest that Chelsea and Real Madrid are in active talks to complete the deal. €40 million to €55 million is the price being quoted right now, and it looks like the deal will be completed this week.
For Chelsea, the primary target now should be a replacement for Courtois. They cannot rely on Willy Caballero and need to sign a World Class goalkeeper that suit's Sarri's system as well.
The issue, however, for Chelsea would be that they will have to spend whatever they get from the Courtois deal and a little extra as well to land the shot-stopper they need. There are no World Class goalkeepers who will be available for cheap and now, without further ado, here's a look at three goalkeepers whom Chelsea should target:
#3 Alisson Becker
Alisson has been the talk of the town for nearly a year now. Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid have been linked with him while a few reports of Juventus' interest in him were also circulating.
If reports are to be believed, Liverpool have made a whopping €70 million bid for the Brazilian goalkeeper. Jurgen Klopp is keen on signing a goalkeeper as well, as Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet are just not good enough.
Chelsea will now have to match the bid (at least) to have any chance of signing him. The Blues have a good relationship with AS Roma and have signed two players from the Serie A side in the last two windows.
With Real Madrid getting Courtois, their interest in Alisson will end, and it will be a bidding war between Chelsea and Liverpool that will decide the future of the goalkeeper.
The Blues will be hoping that they can secure the signing of Alisson as they are in dire need of a player of his stature.
#2 Jan Oblak
Jan Oblak is undoubtedly one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now. The Slovenian shot-stopper has been keeping clean sheet after clean sheet at Atletico Madrid and is touted as the best goalkeeper in La Liga right now.
It takes a lot to be given such a great accolade when there are the likes of Keylor Navas and Ter Stegen in the league. The two above-mentioned goalkeepers have been winning silverware for a long time now, and for Oblak to be called better than them despite having just one trophy in his cabinet, says a lot about his talent.
He would be the ideal signing for Chelsea as he has all the capabilities of adapting to the Premier League faster than any other goalkeeper in the world. He is valued at £63 million by TransferMarkt, and that is the same amount Chelsea will have to pay to get Alisson too.
#1 Gianluigi Donnarumma
The golden boy of Italian football right now. Donnarumma is just 19 years old but has a lot of experience under his belt already.
He can easily be dubbed a like-for-like replacement for Thibaut Courtois. He's tall, agile, confident with the ball at his feet and is one step ahead of the strikers on most occasions.
He has all the abilities to become the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Chelsea. Gigi did sign a new contract last year with AC Milan, but with the side banned from European competitions and FFP issues on their head, they might be open to selling him.
