West Ham United manager Graham Potter could be set to raid his former club Chelsea for one player this summer.
There will be a lot of Premier League sides looking at Chelsea right now, with the Blues putting some top footballers on the market.
The likes of Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell are all available in this transfer window. Felix was seen at the Club World Cup, but that was for Inter Miami’s game against Al Ahly.
There are also members of Chelsea’s current first-team squad that could be sold in the coming weeks, however.
Graham Potter, Manager of West Ham United, claps during the Premier League match between West Ham United FC and Leicester City FC
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West Ham have been thinking about signing Robert Sanchez
Chelsea are not the only club who have a goalkeeper dilemma. West Ham do, too, with Alphonse Areola’s future uncertain.
As a result, the Hammers have been considering a move for Robert Sanchez, according to The Times.
It would be a transfer that would see Potter reunite with the 27-year-old. Potter was not at Stamford Bridge when Sanchez arrived, but the two worked together at Brighton & Hove Albion.
A Sanchez departure could force Chelsea to dip into the transfer market for a new goalkeeper. Of course, they would have been all set had they completed the signing of Mike Maignan from AC Milan.
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Chelsea wanted to add Maignan to their squad but could not get a deal over the line after failing to agree on a fee with Milan.
Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez of Chelsea (L) and Marc Cucurella of Chelsea (R) celebrate with the UEFA Conference League trophy
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Peter Crouch backs Robert Sanchez
Sanchez has earned himself a lot of critics at Chelsea and understandably so. Last season, the Spaniard made some high-profile errors between the sticks.
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However, Peter Crouch remains a fan of the player and even described one save that he made against Everton as “magnificent”.
When Crouch discussed Sanchez after Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over the Toffees in April, he said: “I don’t think Beto can do a lot more. It’s right in the corner, and it’s a magnificent save. Today was Sanchez’s day. You did watch him grow in confidence. At corners, the free kicks, the crosses, they were coming under pressure, and he came out and claimed them.
“He’s definitely got the ability to be the No.1 goalkeeper here, it’s just about the confidence.”
Plenty of Chelsea fans are still unconvinced, though, and probably would not mind him joining West Ham. Potter, then, could be about to do them a huge favour.