Chelsea has identified the custodian they need to pursue in the upcoming transfer window after watching Saturday's Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
Despite the fact that Inter lost the game 1-0, Andre Onana did a fantastic job in goal. He had no control over Rodri's excellent strike.
The 27-year-old's distribution in particular was outstanding, practically serving as an 11th outfielder.
Pep Guardiola, the manager of City, had stated before the game that "it's difficult with that keeper to high press properly because you cannot press him," and he was shown to be dead on.
Chelsea has been connected with ball-savvy players like Robert Sanchez of Brighton and David Raya of Brentford in the past.
Onana, a La Masia alumnus from Barcelona, elevates the meaning of the word "sweeper keeper."
The Blues must do every effort to ensure that he appears first on the roster when Mauricio Pochettino takes over in August.
The Lukaku debacle at Chelsea
Romelu Lukaku, Onana's partner, had a terrible night in front of goal, much to Chelsea's dismay.
The Blues, who either want to sell him to Inter or get him to perform at Stamford Bridge next season, have the 30-year-old on loan.
In fact, Mauricio Pochettino was reportedly prepared to stake his coaching future on Lukaku in order to revive Chelsea's flagging front line.
If true, the events that took place at Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium may have caused the Argentine to change his mind.
In the first place, it was revealing that Inter manager Simone Inzaghi decided to start experienced striker Edin Dzeko in place of the Belgian international until the switch was made in the second half.
However, things got worse for Lukaku when he unintentionally stopped teammate Federico Dimarco from heading the ball into the goal.
It's fair to argue that Lukaku's lacklustre performance in the Champions League final did neither he nor Chelsea any favour.
