The latest transfer talk from Sunderland as the Black Cats prepare for the summer transfer window.
The Blues are still firmly in contention for a place in next season’s Champions League and secured their place in the FA Cup semi-final with a 7-0 demolition of League One basement club Port Vale on Saturday. However, there is still a feeling there is a lot of a work to be done within the Blues squad as they look to become consistent challengers for major honours under head coach Liam Rosenior.
One of the key areas up for discussion is Rosenior’s options in goal with Robert Sanchez struggling to impress on a consistent basis and Filip Jorgensen failing to provide an effective alternative to the Spain international. Despite spending almost £50m on the duo, Chelsea are reportedly considering a move for another goalkeeper during the summer transfer window - and Football Insider have claimed the Blues now have ‘a strong interest’ in Sunderland stopper Robin Roefs after he proved himself to be one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Premier League during his debut season at the Stadium of Light.
The Netherlands Under-21 international was just one part of what was an overwhelmingly successful summer transfer window as the Black Cats prepared for their big return to the Premier League. The former NEC Nijmegen man has proven to be a shrewd additions after he kept nine clean sheets in 30 appearances in all competitions and has proven himself to be one of the best keepers in the top flight prior to the injury that ruled him out of Sunderland’s last four fixtures in all competitions - and his form in between the sticks is said to have captured Chelsea’s attention.
The report claims the Stamford Bridge club are ‘keeping tabs’ on the Black Cats star and are ‘assessing potentially paying up to £60m’ for Roefs - but there are also claims Liverpool and Manchester City are also keen on the Dutchman as they also consider adding to their goalkeeping options.
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