Of course, it isn’t a surprise for us to be looking for a replacement for a departing player, but trading the all-experienced Asmir Begovic to someone from Scottish top-flight, is not really what you’d expect to see from a club like Chelsea.
The Blues are on the look-out for an emergency replacement for Thibaut Courtois’s back-up keeper Begovic, who is set to exit Stamford Bridge for Bournemouth in search of more first-team action.
Conte has received a £10m offer from the East Coast side, the same amount which Chelsea sold Petr Cech to Arsenal for 18 months back, but is reluctant to accept it before a new goalkeeper is acquired.
According to Football London, Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon has now entered the list of possible replacements for Begovic, with Uruguay’s number one keeper Fernando Muslera and Netherlands veteran Tim Krul reportedly included as well.
Chelsea did sign the 34-year-old Portuguese keeper Eduardo last summer, but Conte doesn’t completely trust having just two senior goalkeepers available, with Courtois also being targeted by Real Madrid.
