CHELSEA are reportedly set to make a move for ex-Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel if they lose Kepa.
The Blues have been rocked after Real Madrid shortlisted Kepa as the man to replace injured Thibaut Courtois.
ReutersKasper Schmeichel left Leicester for Nice – but things haven’t planned out too well[/caption]
Courtois ruptured his ACL in training and left the pitches in tears – he is expected to be out for the season.
Now, according to The Guardian, “Schmeichel is a name under consideration’ to replace Kepa if he leaves.
The Blues flogged Edouard Mendy to the Saudi Pro League, and although paid £25m to Brighton for Robert Sanchez, he appears to be the back-up option.
There is also believed to be interest in the Danish international from other Premier League clubs.
It was reported earlier this year that Schmeichel, 36, would be allowed to leave Nice.
He joined the French side at the end of the 2021/22 season after an 11-year spell at the King Power.
According to French outlet L’Equipe, Nice will not stand in the way of the goalkeeper if he decides leave the club this summer.
Several members of the squad are said to be growing annoyed by Schmeichel’s training methods.
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His lack of leadership, along with his preference to manage himself, is causing tensions to rise.
If Schmeichel does depart, reserve goalkeeper Marcin Bulka will likely step up to become the club’s No 1.
Earlier this month, the Dane admitted that he would be open to a return to Leicester.
During an appearance on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, he said: “I don’t think my chapter with Leicester will ever end.
“I still say we, the club will always be a part [of me].
“I came to Leicester as a young man needing a home and needing somewhere to be accepted for who I was and not for what everyone else thought I should be.
“Leicester gave me that, and even after 11 years there’s still something unwritten for me there.”
But it could be a return to the Premier League moves top of Schmeichel’s agenda in the immediate future if Chelsea come calling.