{"id":11968,"date":"2025-07-08T07:25:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/athletic-the-25-million-chelsea-ace-which-at-least-six-clubs-hoped-in-the-gentlemens-agreement\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T07:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:25:59","slug":"athletic-the-25-million-chelsea-ace-which-at-least-six-clubs-hoped-in-the-gentlemens-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/athletic-the-25-million-chelsea-ace-which-at-least-six-clubs-hoped-in-the-gentlemens-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic: The \u00a325 million Chelsea Ace, which at least six clubs hoped in the &#8220;Gentlemen&#8217;s Agreement&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/athletic-the-25-million-chelsea-ace-which-at-least-six-clubs-hoped-in-the-gentlemens-agreement\/#Petrovich_has_attracted_a_lot_of_attention_in_the_%E2%80%9Cgentlemans_agreement%E2%80%9D_with_Chelsea\" >Petrovich has attracted a lot of attention in the &#8220;gentleman&#8217;s agreement&#8221; with Chelsea<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/athletic-the-25-million-chelsea-ace-which-at-least-six-clubs-hoped-in-the-gentlemens-agreement\/#Should_Maresca_give_Petrovic_a_chance_at_Chelsea_next_season\" >Should Maresca give Petrovic a chance at Chelsea next season?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea can attract significant transfer interest to one particular player this summer in a &#8220;gentleman agreement&#8221; on a potential departure.<\/p>\n<p>Djordje Petrovic has returned to the parent club following Lone Spell at Strasbourg last season, but he is not with the Blues team at the Club World Cup, which won Fluminense in tonight&#8217;s semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian goalkeeper enjoys two regular top flight football campaigns in the UK and France, but he faces an uncertain future as many suitors queue up to potentially capitalize on it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Petrovich_has_attracted_a_lot_of_attention_in_the_%E2%80%9Cgentlemans_agreement%E2%80%9D_with_Chelsea\"><\/span>Petrovich has attracted a lot of attention in the &#8220;gentleman&#8217;s agreement&#8221; with Chelsea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the latest transfer deal seat athletic released Tuesday morning, Simon Johnson provided an update on where he is now at his 25-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Petrovic has been targeted by Sunderland following his promotion to the Premier League and is also interested from at least five other clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea has signed a gentleman&#8217;s contract with the goalkeeper and can depart for a fee of \u00a325 million.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1633002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1633002\" style=\"width: 738px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djordje-petrovic-414x296.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djordje-petrovic-630x450.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djordje-petrovic-768x548.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djordje-petrovic-770x550.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djordje-petrovic-900x642.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djordje-petrovic-1200x857.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djordje-petrovic.jpg.webp 1202w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1633002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo: Ryan Pierse\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_Maresca_give_Petrovic_a_chance_at_Chelsea_next_season\"><\/span>Should Maresca give Petrovic a chance at Chelsea next season?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Petrovic enjoyed a long-term spell in Blues&#8217; Start XI under Mauricio Pockettino in 2023\/24, but whether he can drive Robert Sanchez away in the coming months is another matter.<\/p>\n<p>According to FBREF, the Serbs actually had a save percentage last season than Chelsea&#8217;s current number one (78.9% to 76.4%), with much better returns on pass completions (80.4% to 69.7%) and XG minus goals after XG (+9.9 to +1.7).<\/p>\n<p>His goal ratio per 90 minutes is greater than Philip Jorgensen (1.23-1.5), suggesting that, similar to his save rate (the latter recorded 71.4%), perhaps, should give Enzo Maresca a fair crack in the 25-year-old whip.<\/p>\n<p>However, if it became clear that Petrovic would struggle to drive away Sanchez (which could be extremely difficult to help the Blues win the Club World Cup), Serbia International could not accuse him of identifying a permanent starting berth elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>If any of his numerous suitors put forward a proposal that matches or exceeds the aforementioned \u00a325 million figure, it appears that Chelsea will not lack Serb offers this summer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea can attract significant transfer interest to one particular player this summer in a &#8220;gentleman agreement&#8221; 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