Because of the poor play of both Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy, Chelsea has made it a high priority to strengthen their goalkeeping position over the course of this summer. Andre Onana, a custodian for Cameroon, has emerged as a player whom the Blues are interested in acquiring. In 2022, the player, who was then 27 years old, made a free transfer from Ajax to Inter Milan. In Italy, he has been quite successful. He is rumored to be up for grabs this summer for the appropriate sum of money.

Onana’s Goalkeeping Style

Frank Lampard, the manager of Chelsea, apparently wants to bring in a better custodian this summer because both Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy, the club’s current number one and number two, aren’t very good. The Blues also want to get rid of one of their own players to cut down on the size of their team.

Onana is Inter Milan’s first choice right now, and he has done well in his first season there. Because he has strong arms and quick reflexes, he can save well from good shots.

Onana has a pretty big body and can close in on other players, making it hard for them to shoot from far away. Even though he isn’t the best at long passes and his left foot movement isn’t the best, he is excellent at claiming crosses. He also made a great flying save in the Champions League last night against Porto. The way he played showed that he could be a good alternative for Kepa at the club.

Onana’s Age

Even though Onana is only 26 years old, he is already well-known in European football. Since 2014, he has played football for a living. He spent most of his time with Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie.

He is currently playing for Inter Milan and has been a regular in their Champions League games this season. The way he plays has caught the eye of Chelsea, and they want to sign him this summer.

They are looking for a new custodian because Edouard Mendy won’t sign a new deal and Kepa Arrizabalaga is now the number-one player.

Manchester United is also looking to replace David de Gea, who is rumored to want to leave Old Trafford this summer, with Onana. People think that the Nerazzurri won’t sell Onana for less than EUR40 million, which would make him the most expensive custodian in Europe right now.

Onana’s Contract

The Blues think Onana could replace either Kepa Arrizabalaga or Edouard Mendy in the long run. Chelsea is ready to trade one of their goalkeepers for one of Inter’s, but it’s still not clear if Inter will take this deal or hold out for a higher transfer fee.

This season, Onana has been the best player for the Nerazzurri and has done well in the Champions League. Even though there have been rumors that he might move to Chelsea, his lawyer says that his client is happy at Inter.

But the Cameroonian player’s future is unclear, and he may leave if the Nerazzurri aren’t sure to make the Champions League next year. If the club can’t count on money from Europe’s top league, they would have to sell Onana. He wasn’t allowed to play again for nine months because he tested positive for furosemide. He said that he had taken his wife’s medicine by accident. This goes against Uefa’s rules against drugs.

Onana’s Transfer

Even though Chelsea is interested in Onana, his agent says that the custodian is “very happy” at Inter Milan. The Cameroon player was given a free transfer from Ajax to the Nerazzurri last summer. Since then, he has done well, helping the club reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

But the Italian club wants to sell the 27-year-old player this summer if they get a good deal. Onana is considered worth around EUR40 million, and he is said to have “reasonable salary demands” that the Blues could meet.

Chelsea could include Kepa Arrizabalaga, Edouard Mendy, or Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a deal for Onana, who has also been linked to Manchester United and Arsenal. But it is known that the Premier League winners would rather pay cash up front for the player who used to play for Ajax. This is because if they moved Kepa, they wouldn’t have to pay for a new goalie and would also make money on the sale of another one of their goalkeepers.

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