Chelsea have been busy in the transfer market this summer and after wrapping up deals for Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, the Blues are set to cash in on one of their goalkeepers
Djordje Petrovic is set to remain in the Premier League with the Serbian goalkeeper set to join Sunderland in a transfer which will net Chelsea a cool £21.5m.
Petrovic, 25, caught the eye on loan with the Blues’ sister team, Strasbourg, in France last year and is keen to get out and play regular football rather than return to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea already being linked with several keepers this summer.
The Serbia international was left out of the Blues squad for the Club World Cup in order to seek a move ahead of the new season for that reason.
And Petrovic is set to find a new home with Sunderland pushing to get a deal done for the former New England Revolution star.
As reported by The Telegraph, Sunderland are close to sealing a £21.5m swoop to bring Petrovic in following their promotion via the Championship play-offs back in May.
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Should they get a deal over the line with Chelsea, Petrovic would become the latest big-money addition to join the Black Cats, who are splashing the cash in an attempt to survive next season.
They are also closing in on a £17.3m deal for the Saint-Gilloise midfielder, Noah Sadicki, who underwent a medical on Wednesday. They have already wrapped a permanent deal for loan star Enzo Le Fee and signed Habib Diarra for a club-record fee.
Petrovic will compete with Anthony Patterson for the No.1 berth at the Stadium of Light.
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He originally signed for Chelsea two years ago and made 31 first-team appearances under Mauricio Pochettino during his maiden season at Stamford Bridge. But Robert Sanchez has since been installed as the Blues’ first-choice keeper under Enzo Maresca, with Filip Jorgensen and Mike Penders also in the building.
Chelsea attempted to sign Mike Maignan from AC Milan before the Club World Cup before talks with the Italian giants over a switch for the Frenchman broke down.
It remains to be seen if they will rekindle that interest – or target another keeper – before the start of the new season, though reports since have indicated that Maresca is content with his current goalkeeping options.
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