Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with Edouard Mendy, but Graham Potter’s Chelsea will not sell the Senegal international goalkeeper in the January transfer window, according to journalist Simon Phillips in GiveMeSport.
The well-known and well-respected journalist has said that Chelsea will look at the future of goalkeeper Mendy at the end of the season.
According to a report in 90min last month, the £52,000-a-week (Spotrac) goalkeeper has been offered to Tottenham.
Tottenham are reportedly on the hunt for a long-term successor to France international goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Lloris is the number one between the posts for Spurs at the moment, but he is 35 now and makes mistakes from time to time.
Chelsea won’t sell Tottenham-linked Edouard Mendy in January
Phillips told GiveMeSport. “Chelsea want to assess this situation come the end of the season, so nothing’s going to happen before then.
“Obviously, they went into contract talks with Mendy two months ago; they’ve been stalled and stopped.
“Chelsea, at the moment, are not planning to reopen talks and people on Mendy’s side as well are quite keen to assess their options. So, they’re going to wait and see how it goes for the rest of the season.”
Stance makes sense
In our opinion, it makes sense that Chelsea will not sell Edouard Mendy in the January transfer window.
After all, Chelsea manager Graham Potter needs two quality goalkeepers, and he will surely want Mendy and Kepa to push each other.
If Tottenham are keen on the Senegal international goalkeeper, who played at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, then they will have to watt until the summer of 2023.
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