Chelsea are set to push forward with a move for Andre Onana in the coming days as the club look to bring in a new first-choice goalkeeper in time for the new season, football.london understands.
The 27-year-old, who caught the eye in Saturday night's Champions League final against eventual winners Manchester City, has been on Chelsea's radar for some time now – even under the previous ownership of Roman Abramovich. Back then, the club's board consisted of the likes of Petr Cech, who of course was one of the best goalkeepers the Premier League has ever seen, and Marina Granovskaia, who was in charge of transfer-related business.
Cech was understood to be a fan of Onana, who back then was playing for Dutch giants Ajax. However, in 2021, the Cameroonian goalkeeper was banned from football for 12 months for doping after mistakenly taking his wife's medicine. Then in 2022, when he returned to action, he joined Inter Milan with Chelsea's interest in the shot-stopper somewhat cooling.
