Chelsea have decided that they do not need to sign a new goalkeeper to replace Robert Sanchez, according to reports. Sanchez has faced plenty of criticism from various football pundits this season and has been identified as a weak link in the Chelsea XI.

As recently as August, the unequivocal message coming out of Stamford Bridge was that Chelsea had their three goalkeepers of the future: reinstated No 1 Robert Sanchez, new signing Filip Jorgensen and giant Belgian teenager Mike Penders, who will arrive in west London from Genk in his homeland in the summer of 2025.

There was perhaps a sense of irony come Saturday evening when Robert Sanchez made a mistake that contributed to Chelsea's 3-1 defeat by Manchester City, with on-loan goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga having already kept a clean sheet for Bournemouth in a win that took them level on points with the Blues.

Noni Madueke has admitted that Chelsea players are disappointed with their 3-1 loss to Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, January 25.

Marcus Bettinelli and Lucas Bergstrom are also part of the first-team squad at Chelsea, who loaned out Sanchez’s predecessor as No1, Petrovic, to sister club Strasbourg for the season last summer along with the likes of Caleb Wiley and Andrey Santos after he had made 31 appearances under former boss Mauricio Pochettino last term.

IT IS HARD to know what is more worrying for Chelsea fans. That their error-prone keeper Robert Sanchez is fighting for his reputation having dropped another clanger at a key moment. Or that the

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel slammed duo Robert Sanchez and Nicolas Jackson and says they are not good enough to win the club the Premier League.Mikel spent 11 years at Chelsea, winning

After going a goal ahead, Chelsea ended up losing 3-1 to the reigning champions as they end the day in sixth place.

It could be a very busy end to the transfer window for Enzo Maresca and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A quiet month in general for the west London club with Renato Veiga the only first-team player to depart, things could possibly burst into life prior to the 11pm deadline on Monday, February 3.

Enzo Maresca will be eager to welcome a few new faces to Stamford Bridge before the January transfer window closes on Monday evening, February 3

Manchester United have continued to leak goals even after Ruben Amorim’s arrival with the clean-sheet secured against Fulham last weekend their first away shut-out registered in the league under

He's just offside - we find out afterwards - as he gets onto Phil Froden's cross and forces a save from Robert Sanchez ... Blues to the title in 1968, the FA Cup in 1969 and both the League ...