Bournemouth have made a transfer to signal Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.
Whereas their supply hasn’t been accepted, negotiations stay optimistic, with the 25-year-old eager to depart Stamford Bridge to change into a first-team starter.
The Cherries have been monitoring Petrovic’s state of affairs for greater than a 12 months and wish to signal a substitute for Kepa Arrizabalaga, who spent final season with them on mortgage from Chelsea, however joined Arsenal completely in the beginning of July when his £5m launch clause was triggered.
Bournemouth have been made conscious of a picture rights concern that wants resolving to signal Serbia worldwide Petrovic, who’s valued at round £25m and agreed an preliminary seven-year contract with the Blues from New England Revolution in 2023.
There may be curiosity too from Sunderland, Monaco and likewise Strasbourg, the place Petrovic loved a profitable mortgage spell within the earlier marketing campaign and received their participant of the season award.
Strasbourg are additionally owned by the identical Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital possession as Chelsea, and Petrovic ended up on the French membership after being deemed not adequate along with his ft by supervisor Enzo Maresca.
He has made substantial enchancment in that space throughout his spell in Ligue 1, however Petrovic has pushed to depart the Blues, opting in opposition to a call-up to their Membership World Cup squad.
Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen and summer season signing Mike Penders are in the USA, the place Chelsea have reached the ultimate of Fifa’s prolonged match.
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