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Oliver Harbord

The position Chelsea and Marina Granovskaia will look at after Kai Havertz transfer is sealed

Chelsea have been very busy in the summer transfer window and they could get even busier in the coming weeks.

After sealing the deals for some pretty big deals, the Blues are now looking to seal the deal for Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz.

It's arguably the biggest one of Chelsea's summer and, for many, might seem to be the end of the spending spree.

However, there is a position in the side which Chelsea will look to improve if there is the opportunity.

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It was no secret Kepa Arrizabalaga struggled in the 2019/20 campaign, conceding 54 Premier League goals in the season.

And if the Blues are able to do a deal to bring in a new goalkeeper before the window shuts in October, then they will try to do it.

The big issue with removing Kepa is that the Spaniard still has five years left in on his contract, with and getting any money back from his £71.6million world record fee would be tough.

The most likely scenario, if the Blues are going to replace him this season, is to loan him out for at least one season, maybe even two.

There have been some names linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, with Andre Onana, Jan Oblak and Mike Maignan as options.

Another way the Blues could look to put pressure on Kepa is by bringing in a top second choice goalkeeper to push the 25-year-old for his starting position.

With Jamie Cumming going on loan to Stevenage for the upcoming campaign, there is a number three spot which will be filled by a new player.

Nathan Baxter and Karlo Ziger have been the players as part of pre-season training, so if the Blues fail to bring in a new signing then one of them could get the permanent position.

However, Chelsea will be keeping an eye on the market to see if they can upgrade the goalkeeper position.

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