Chelsea in the mix to sign “World Class”

How many more new signatures will Chelsea make before the transfer window closes on September 1st?

So far, Bruce has brought eight new recruits, including Joan Pedro and Liam Dellup. Both won Club World Cup campaigns featured Estevan Willian, Jamie Gittens and Kendry Paes.

However, they are still far from Xavi Simons arriving from RB Leipzig to arrive from RB Leipzig, as Bruce appears to be aiming to sign all the offensive midfielders and wingers.

Now, can Enzo Maresca’s side strengthen the other end of the pitch, targeting repeated arrivals of Thiago Silva five years ago?

Chelsea targeting new goalkeepers

As outlined by BBC Sports’ Nizaar Kinsella, many believe that when they challenge the Premier League and the Champions League, Chelsea needs a new first-choice goalkeeper.

The following table lists the reasons for this.

As the table outlines, Sanchez’s statistics in the Premier League last season were ranked first by save percentage at best, but also ranked first in errors leading to goals, so the title-winning team might want better.

With that in mind, Chelsea will be “in the mix” to sign Paris Saint-Germain’s Gen Luigi Don Narma, according to a report from Catchoffside. Manchester United and Manchester City are also interested.

According to a report by La Republica, Les Rouge-Et-Bleu is trying to offload an Italian shotstopper worth around £35 million as he is trapped in the signature of reel goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.

So, did Donnaruma follow in the footsteps of Gianfranco Zola, Roberto di Matteo, Gianluca Viari and more, and become the newest Italian superstar calling Stamford Bridge home?

How Gianluigi donnarumma improves Chelsea

Surprisingly, Donnaruma is only 26 years old and has made his senior debut at AC Milan 10 years ago, and has made his 251 appearances for Rossoneri, before being featured 161 times in Paris Saint-Germain since moving to the French capital in 2021.

In addition to this, he won 74 Italian caps. He is currently captain of Gri Azuri, and has contributed to his victory in the Euro 2020, when he was selected as a tournament player following his exploits in the UK.

Madrid’s manager at the time, Carlo Ancelotti, claimed that goalkeeper was “world class” ahead of Euro 2024, and his agent, Vincentso Raiola, is clearly not a neutral observer, but believes he is “the best goalkeeper in the world.”

Now let’s put those claims into a test.

As the table documented, Donnaruma was a key figure on the Paris Saint-Germain side, who won the Champions League last season, highlighting that he is a top goalkeeper even if he is no longer wanted by European champions.

Similarly, five years ago, Thiago Silva was considered a surplus of the requirements of the French capital and was dumped in 2020 when the PSG contract expired.

Guardian Tom Sanderson documented that the Brazilian centre-back was extremely “successful” while he was in Chelsea, capable of playing at a very high level, and is labelled “great leader.”

Well, very young, but all the available evidence suggests that Donnaruma could have similar effects. If he arrives at Stamford Bridge later this month, given his performance in the nature of leadership he can offer,