It may seem unimportant at first blush, but Chelsea’s backup goalkeeper situation may be in a state of flux right now.
That means the Blues’ very strong title hopes are only a Thibaut Courtois injury away from making it matter a whole bunch more.
Eddie Howe wants Chelsea No. 2 Asmir Begovic to head down south to join Bournemouth, and the keeper seems interested in a move.
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Chelsea’s current No. 3 is Portuguese national teamer Eduardo. The Blues could wait to sell Begovic until summer, but The Express thinks the move is on.
AC Milan backup backstop Diego Lopez is in the frame for Chelsea, according to that report, but a more intriguing name is Newcastle ‘keep Tim Krul. The Dutchman is on loan with Ajax.
Either would be a fitting replacement for Begovic. Will Conte allow the change in the middle of a relatively-stable (Diego Costa aside) title run?
