Fans left stunned after Tuchel’s top man makes massive £190,000-a-week Chelsea decision
Edouard Mendy, the goalkeeper for Chelsea, reportedly declined the offer of a new contract, according to a report.
However, Few years ago, Mendy moved to Chelsea in a decision that many people found hard to comprehend because he represented a significant risk for the team.
He has since become one of the top goalkeepers in the world and a player the team has been able to depend on almost every week since joining the Premier League heavyweights.
However, this season’s early going has seen a decline in the former Nice star’s play, and he has drawn criticism from the media for a number of subpar outings and expensive mistakes that have lost the Blues crucial points.
Though it hasn’t stopped the club from seeking to sign him to a lucrative contract that would make him one of the highest-paid players at Stamford Bridge, surprised supporters have objected to the plan.
Well, reports claims that Mendy has turned down an opening offer said to be inferior to the £190,000-a-week salary current No.2 and former club-record signing Kepa Arrizabalaga earns.
Addressing Mendy’s form, meanwhile, ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash against Dinamo Zagreb, Thomas Tuchel said: ‘I think it’s a very sensitive position in football in general — and it’s not everything that’s just pure quality and only about decision-making.
‘It’s also about the feeling and the feeling that you feel the confidence and sometimes it’s a bit of also having the luck.
‘Somebody sent me an interesting quote about Napoleon, who asked his generals if they should not only have the best quality, but he needs also that they are lucky generals.
‘So, this is what you need also from leaders and from goalkeepers, and that they have the kind of momentum that if they do a little mistake, it’s not punished.
‘Now, he gets punished a lot for not a lot of what he does wrong, but there are no doubts in my mind.
‘The situation is calm. We have two fantastic goalkeepers, two fantastic guys. We are aware of it that [Mendy] is in that kind of situation, but first, we deal inside and then we tell you.’