Chelsea tipped to struggle to land much-needed transfer upgrade

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez has been linked with a move to Chelsea this summer.

The Blues are looking for a new goalkeeper as confirmed by transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.

Martinez, 31, is said to be the Blues’ top target as they want to add more goalkeeping alternatives in spite of Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic’s arrival last summer.

Although Mauricio Pochettino now clearly favours the latter between the sticks, Chelsea are eager to get an upgrade on Sanchez.

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