Chelsea target £36m Roma’s Spanish keeper Pau Lopez but face three-way transfer battle with both Tottenham and West Ham
CHELSEA may have to tussle with Tottenham and West Ham should they wish to capture the signature of Pau Lopez. The AS Roma keeper, who’s been in Serie A for a season after a £22.8million switch from Real Betis, is one of several players who could be leaving the side The Blues and their London […]
CHELSEA may have to tussle with Tottenham and West Ham should they wish to capture the signature of Pau Lopez.
The AS Roma keeper, who’s been in Serie A for a season after a £22.8million switch from Real Betis, is one of several players who could be leaving the side
The Blues and their London rivals are reported to be among the sides interested in landing the Spanish stopper, according to Estadio Deportivo.
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And Chelsea may have to stump up £36million should they attempt to bring Lopez to Stamford Bridge.
Lopez, 25, is already familiar with the Premier League having joined Tottenham from Espanyol for a loan spell in 2016-17.
However, the Spaniard failed to appear once for the North London side, with Hugo Lloris and Michael Vorm preferred ahead of him.
Lopez, who’s made two international appearances for Spain, made the switch to Roma last year, after a standout season for Real Betis.
However, his time with the Italian giants, currently fifth in Serie A, has been overshadowed by a wrist injury.
And in the 25 games he’s played in Italy’s top division, the Spain stopper has managed to keep just five clean sheets.
Chelsea are keen to boost their goalkeeping ranks with Frank Lampard rumoured to have run out of patience with current first-choice stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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The 25-year-old, who became the world’s most expensive goalie after the Blues signed him £71.4million in 2018, has fallen behind Willy Caballero in Chelsea’s pecking order.
Fraser Forster is another player who is rumoured to be a summer target for the Blues.
The Southampton keeper is currently on loan at Celtic and the Scottish giants wish to sign him permanently.