Chelsea to sign Kepa replacement in coming days
According to the Guardian, Chelsea have identified Nice goalkeeper and former Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel as a potential replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Kepa is set to join Real Madrid on a season-long loan with Real Madrid having no option to make the transfer permanent.
Real Madrid have been in the market for a goalkeeper since losing Thibaut Courtois to a serious knee injury.
They have beaten competition off competition from Bayern Munich for Arrizabalaga, who favours a return to Spain over a reunion with the former Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel.
Kepa, 28, has had a mixed time since Chelsea made him the most expensive goalkeeper in the world five years ago, signing him from Athletic Bilbao for £71.6m, and he will hope moving to the Bernabéu revives his career.