Chelsea again urged to complete signing of £40 million Premier League star

Jason McAteer has urged CHELSEA to sign Caoimhin Kelleher and believes the Liverpool star would cost ‘in the region of £30m to £40m’ when the January window opens up in just a few weeks time.

Kelleher has made 12 appearances for Liverpool this term with their No.1 ‘keeper Alisson Becker struggling with a hamstring injury, but now that the Brazilian star is back playing, the Irish stopper will once again find it hard to get the game time he deserves.

The Irishman has made no secret of his desire for regular first-team football, explaining his stance to The Telegraph in October that he wanted to play, and with the club reportedly looking at signing a new stopper in the coming windows, they Blues have been told to make a move for Kelleher.

‘I think Caoimhin got to the point in his career now where he’s going to have to make a big choice at the end of the season,’ McAteer told beIN Sports. If he wants a career somewhere else and play rather than just sit on the bench waiting to get in to play in a number of games for Liverpool.

‘CHELSEA is the big one. [Robert] Sanchez, I don’t think he’s… no. I think you should get Caoimhin [Kelleher] now.

‘I think his valuation certainly would have gone up over the last couple of seasons with what we’ve seen.

‘You’re probably maybe looking in the region of £30 to £40 million for him. With Mamardashvili coming in, I think that’s saying to him [he can] go and have a career [at a different club].’

MORE BIG CHELSEA NEWS AND GOSSIP

Read More: Spaniard wants Chelsea return, Blues target tipped for big move, World class Chelsea target put up for sal

Top Read: Chelsea could land world class midfielder for Free in January

Read More: Chelsea get al clear to land £300k-a-week Premier League target in January