Chelsea are looking to replace Kepa Arrizabalaga and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita is on their shortlist of targets, according to a report on the Mirror.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is understood to be keen to offload the Spaniard after he dropped him to the bench for the 2-2 draw against Leicester City in their last league match.
Guaita himself endured a difficult weekend, scoring an own-goal to hand Sheffield United a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park.
As stated in the report, Burnley’s Nick Pope is also said to be on the Chelsea shortlist.
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Guaita has six clean sheets in 22 Premier League matches (Transfermarkt), which is one better than Kepa, who has played 24 times in the league this season.
As stated on the official Premier League website, Kepa has only made 41 saves and has conceded 32 times, whilst Guaita has made 70 saves and conceded just 25.
We feel that these statistics go some way to proving that Guaita is a better shot-stopper than his compatriot. However, we also believe that keeping Guaita is key for Palace’s future because as shown by the stats above, he is a crucial member of the squad.
Manager Roy Hodgson recently showered praise on Guaita for his performances and we feel that the Eagles need to offer him a contract extension soon because his current deal expires at the end of next season.
