
Chelsea fans are crying out for Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marc Guehi – how likely are either transfers this summer?
But despite a season of chopping and changing in goal last term, Chelsea are not one of those.
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The Blues, who explored a cut-price deal for AC Milan 's Mike Maignan earlier in the summer, have little interest in the Italian.
Donnarumma shone in the Champions League last season as PSG claimed their first European crown but will leave before the end of the window.
The European champions have signed Lucas Chevalier from Lille and Donnarumma was left out of their squad for the Uefa Super Cup against Tottenham.
While Enzo Maresca had a headache in goal last season, the Blues feel they have turned a corner.
Their army of keepers has been trimmed down and, after a solid end to last season Spaniard Robert Sanchez is now first choice.
That did not stop them exploring Maignan, though club sources insist they are happy with the options at Stamford Bridge.
Filip Jorgensen, signed from Villarreal last summer, is seen as an able deputy.
That is before you get to what a deal for Donnarumma would have looked like.
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PSG are thought to have originally offered the keeper a deal which would have made him one of the highest paid in his position worldwide before their U-turn this summer.
Chelsea's wage structure has undergone a lot of change under their American owners, with players signed on long, incentivised deals with a lower basic wage than at other clubs.
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The Blues are keen to avoid the mistake of tying themselves to another big name on eye-watering wages as they did with Raheem Sterling.
Donnarumma's wages of around £200,000-a-week would not fit the current structure.
Furthermore, while the Italian impressed in Europe, his stats across last season were below average in Ligue 1.
Chelsea are also keen not to block the pathway for Belgian youngster Mike Penders.
Penders, 20, is well thought of inside Stamford Bridge and has been sent to sister club Strasbourg on loan for the season.
Instead of pushing for a new goalkeeper, Maresca has now turned his attention to a central defender following Levi Colwill 's ACL injury.
Maresca said a new centre-back is now a "priority" this summer, which has led many to assume they would rival Liverpool for former Chelsea man Marc Guehi.
The Blues have a 20 per cent sell-on clause for Guehi, meaning a deal between Chelsea and Palace would result in a lower fee for Maresca.
However, the west Londoners are yet to explore a move for their academy graduate, who has one year left on his deal at Selhurst Park.
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