0:29 Frank Lampard says Kepa Arrizabalaga has his support after the goalkeeper’s mistake against Liverpool as Chelsea finalise a deal to sign Edouard Mendy from Rennes
Petr Cech, Chelsea’s technical director, has strong links with Rennes and has been involved in identifying Mendy as a target.
The 28-year-old kept nine clean sheets in 24 Ligue 1 appearances last season.
Mendy will become Lampard’s seventh first-team summer addition, joining Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr and Kai Kavertz.
Bosnich: It’s not the end for Kepa
Mark Bosnich says it is right for Chelsea to bring in competition for Kepa Arrizabalaga after he has started the season with two high-profile mistakes.
0:40 Former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich believes Kepa Arrizabalaga will benefit from the competition if the club signs Edouard Mendy
The former Chelsea and Manchester United goalkeeper, though, doesn’t believe it is the end for the Spaniard and thinks the competition could help him.
Bosnich said: “I don’t think it’s the end. But it’s been quite obvious for some time that Frank Lampard and his staff aren’t over the moon about him, we saw that last season.
“He needs competition. All big clubs should have competition in every position, including goalkeeper.”
Summer transfer window – key dates and times
The summer transfer window will run for 10 weeks from July 27 and close at 11pm on October 5.
A domestic-only window for trades between the Premier League and EFL then runs from October 5 and closes on Friday, October 16 at 5pm.
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