Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech may be tempted by the prospect of being first-choice goalkeeper at AS Monaco, with the French Ligue 1 glamour club believed to be preparing a £10m proposal to secure him until summer 2017.
With Chelsea’s brand new Premier League season having kicked off against Burnley at the weekend, the Blues’ stalwart goalkeeper Cech, who has been their No.1 for a whole decade, found himself sitting on the bench staring at the 22-year-old Belgian – Thibaut Courtois – who had been slotted into his place for the club’s debut league fixture.
Cech, who is 32, is still believed to be one of the world’s best shot-stoppers and there is no question he will be snapped up by a big-money club, should he decide this is not the life he wants at Chelsea going forward.
With AS Monaco keen to bring the Czech Republic international to the French Rivieria and poised to offer a three-year deal, this could be the move Cech is looking for since feeling pushed down in the pecking order owing to the return of Courtois’ from his three-season loan spell in Spain.
Along with Monaco, French champions PSG are also understood to be monitoring the situation with the Chelsea favourite and could be set for a tug-of-war with their Riviera-based Ligue 1 rivals for the signature of the Czech stopper.