Chelsea are set to sign another goalkeeper, as the Blues have reached an agreement to sign Mike Penders from Genk.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the deal, as he reports that the 19-year-old will spend the next season out on loan with Genk, after a €20m deal was agreed.
Chelsea have a huge number of goalkeepers, with the club having made so many goalkeeper signings under Todd Boehly era.
Some of Chelsea goalkeepers are yet to play a game for the club. Kepa Arrizabalaga is looking for a way out, and Marcus Bettinelli is still on the club’s books. There’s still young goalkeeper signing Gabriel Slonina, while Djordje Petrovic is set to leave on loan.
Chelsea fans have slammed the approach by the Chelsea owners.
A particular fan even asked for Chelsea to get a transfer ban.
See reactions below
Mod, X: “Please give us a transfer ban”
FantasticTangtastic, Reddit: “This is brilliant news. Finally, we are starting to build up to a decent number of keepers. 2-3 more and we will be looking good.”
Uber Chelsea FC, X: “This club is actually completely done for. 9th goalkeeper. 9th.”
Sektsioon, Reddit: “That’s something like £80m on Sanchez, Petrovic, Jorgensen, Slonina and this guy now. And we still don’t have a surefire starting quality keeper. Ridiculous stuff.”
Pys, X: “Just like they saw huge potential in Slonina, just like they saw huge potential in Petrovic, just like they see huge potential in Filip Jorgensen. Chelsea directors just spend without any thinking or planning most of the time and it costs us elite proven players.”
BringingGunsToArenas, Reddit: “I wouldn’t mind this flip-for-profit strategy if our first team had strength in attack and a superior GK. All of this just gets fans upset after seeing the current weaknesses we have in the squad”
RickLudolf, Reddit: “Dude, I don’t know anymore, we might be seriously laundering money.”
I don’t believe the reason why the owners is still buying and selling academy players,They should buy quality and stop buying division 2 and 3 players,we don’t have quality defender’s