After saving three penalties in a row in opposition to Slovenia throughout Monday night time’s EUROs Final 16 knockout tie, Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa wrote his identify within the historical past books.
Single-handedly making certain Portugal reached the event’s quarter-finals, Costa, 24, placed on a exceptional show and noticed his inventory rise.
Already anticipated to go away Porto this summer time, the 24-year-old is understandably attracting loads of curiosity, and in line with current stories, has admirers in Premier League outfit Chelsea.
Chelsea ‘critically contemplating’ signing new goalkeeper
Spanish outlet Fichajes consider the Blues ‘are already critically contemplating signing’ Portugal’s primary.
Chelsea, backed by US billionaire proprietor Todd Boehly, boasts 5 senior goalkeepers together with primary and final summer time’s signing Robert Sanchez.
Nonetheless, with doubts over the Spaniard’s capability to be the Londoners’ outright primary, it appears a brand new shot-stopper could possibly be on Enzo Maresca’s shortlist.
Porto’s Costa actually has the potential to be a big improve on what Chelsea have already got at their disposal, however the Blues gained’t be naive sufficient to suppose they’re the one ones within the 24-year-old.
Nonetheless with three years left on his contract, Costa’s current EUROs heroics will virtually actually see his valuation rocket — an impediment Chelsea, and different groups, must overcome in the event that they’re to signal certainly one of this summer time’s most spectacular keepers.
