Reports: Highly-rated goalkeeper seeks to replace Kepa at Chelsea
Highly-rated Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has reportedly expressed his interest in making a transfer move to the Premier League and specifically Chelsea.
Chelsea are currently undergoing a goalkeeping crisis with world record signing Kepa Arrizabalaga not impressing many including head coach Frank Lampard who dropped the Spaniard for their recent Premier League fixture against Leicester City.
Merci à la @CAF_Online pour cette récompense. C’est un honneur de faire partie de l’histoire du football africain.
Merci à tous ceux qui m’ont accompagné dans ce long chemin. Derrière ce trophée, il y a beaucoup de travail dans l’ombre et de sacrifices qui ont valu la peine.
🇨🇲 pic.twitter.com/soLSydAfQP— Andre Onana (@AndreyOnana) February 3, 2020
And according to Daily Mail, Ajax custodian Onana has set his sights on a move to Premier League and London with both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur his preferred destinations.
The 23-year-old Cameroon international could be worth around £40-50 million and has two years to run in his current contract with the Dutch Eredivisie club.
It is also being reported that Barcelona are also interested in signing the goalkeeper with the club also happy to do business with the La Liga giants instead. But Onana himself prefers a move to England rather than to Spain.
Tough game, but we’ve got the points.
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾⚽️⚽️⚽️❌❌❌ pic.twitter.com/wNyc1VijIj— Andre Onana (@AndreyOnana) February 2, 2020
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Other sources also report that Onana has Chelsea as his most preferred destination.
Spurs are also interested in a goalkeeper with current first-choice Hugo Lloris now 33 years of age.