Chelsea told £30 million stopper is set to become clubs next big signing

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Chelsea have reached a ‘crucial stage’ in talks with Rennes to sign Edouard Mendy, as he looks set to become the clubs latest signing

Frank Lampard has been keen to add competition to the goalkeeper’s position amid Kepa’s underwhelming form, and has been eyeing up a number of deals this transfer window in order to get the club more defensively solid.

And that has led the club to Rennes star and Senegal international Mendy, 28, who has been watched by coaches for some time now and has already seen two offers arrive from the Premier League outfit over the last few weeks.

Now Journalist Kevin Palmer claims Mendy, who only joined Rennes last year, could be our next big summer arrival, he was quoted on TalkSport: “I’m hearing that Rennes keeper Edouard Mendy could be the next big arrival at Chelsea as talks reach a crucial stage… but he is not their only goalkeeper option this summer.”

We have already brought in Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell in what has been a busy summer in west London, but Lampard is desperate to add another stopper to the squad in order to shore up that back-line.

Look, we believe that if we are going to bring in another stopper to the club, then surely we need to bring in a goalkeeper that is made for the top of the game and will send a real statement to the rest of the premier League.

Mendy is good but he is not the answer we need.

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