Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is keen to bring in a new goalkeeper (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea have suffered a blow in the summer transfer window after Filip Jorgensen signed a new deal with Villarreal on Thursday.
The Danish goalkeeper was a key target for the Blues and he even admitted it was ‘fun’ to be linked with a summer move to the Premier League club.
Chelsea are understood to be seeking a new ‘keeper following the appointment of Enzo Maresca as head coach.
Robert Sanchez and Djorde Petrovic both had spells in the Chelsea XI last season under Mauricio Pochettino but the west Londoners want to bring in a fresh face.
It appears that Jorgensen will no longer be an option this summer, though, after he penned a fresh contract with La Liga side Villarreal until 2029.
‘Villarreal CF and Filip Jörgensen have reached an agreement to renew the Swedish-Danish goalkeeper’s contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2029,’ the club said in a statement on their website.
‘Thus, Filip extends his link with the club which saw him make his debut in professional football.
‘With the renewal of Filip Jörgensen, Villarreal CF guarantee a goalkeeper for the future and also for the present.
The young Yellow played a total of 36 matches this season and was the goalkeeper to make the most saves in the LALIGA 2023/24 season with 143.
‘The Yellow no.13 is an example to follow for youth academy players that dream of reaching the first team and is the pride of the Cantera Grogueta (Yellows Academy).
Filip Jorgensen was linked with a summer move to Stamford Bridge (Picture: Getty)
‘Jörgensen came to Villarreal in 2017, when he was just 15 years old, coming from RCD Mallorca. In the 2018/19 season he was part of the Villarreal U19 first team squad that lifted the historic double of the Copa del Rey and League titles.
‘He also participated in the UEFA Youth league during the 2021/22 season and the promotion of Villarreal B, also stand out as some of his greatest sporting achievements at the club.
‘However, above all of those is his debut with the first team on 15th December 2021 against Atlético Sanluqueño in the second knock-out game of the Copa del Rey 2021/22. In total, Filip Jörgensen has played a total of 44 matches with the first team: 38 games in LALIGA, 3 in the Conference League, 1 in the UEFA Europa League and 2 in the Copa del Rey.’
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