Chicago Fire loanee and young Chelsea goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina has been told by a former USMNT shot stopper why he may not immediately be given the chance under Graham Potter to try and dislodge one of Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga in the Blues squad for the 2023/24 season.
The 18-year-old has had a standout season in goal in the MLS for Chicago Fire, keeping 12 clean sheets in the 32 matches played in 2022. This is triple the improvement of what was achieved in 2021.
Chelsea signed the goalkeeper, who has been touted as the next Thibaut Courtois, for a mere £8million before he was loaned back to Fire for the remainder of their campaign.
