Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca and Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim are both interested in Gregor Kobel (Image: Getty)
are prepared to put serious money on the table to land goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, according to reports.
The Blues and are both interested in the 27-year-old, although they are not expected to make their moves until the summer. Kobel is into his fourth season as Dortmund’s No. 1 and he has also taken over from Yann Sommer as Switzerland’s first choice between the sticks.
and United have been given a recent sign of encouragement, as Dortmund are reportedly on the verge of signing German goalkeeper Diant Ramaj from Ajax. Ramaj will be loaned out to FC Copenhagen for 18 months, but BVB planning for the future may suggest that the stars are aligning for Kobel’s departure.
According to , are ‘significantly intensifying’ their efforts to sign Kobel, and they would be prepared to pay a whopping £58million for his services. A bid of that size would be ‘almost impossible’ for Dortmund to turn down, the report adds.
The German giants, who sit a lowly 11th in the Bundesliga, are at risk of missing out on Champions League football next season. And that could leave them powerless to prevent their top stars heading for the exits.
United reportedly have a ” in Kobel amid doubts over ‘s starting goalkeeper, Andre Onana, and the Cameroon international’s deputy, Altay Bayindir.
Gregor Kobel is closing in on 150 appearances for Borussia Dortmund (Image: Getty)
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likewise have stopper issues of their own, with Robert Sanchez committing a number of mistakes this campaign. But manager has publicly thrown his weight behind the Spaniard.
“We trust Robert for sure but the first one that is completely aware he is making mistakes in this moment is Robert,” said Maresca after last weekend’s defeat at . “For sure, we continue to trust Robert.”
have spent big on goalkeepers since the start of the Todd Boehly era, albeit without finding one fans deem worthy of being the long-term solution. Filip Jorgensen was snapped up from Villarreal last summer but he has been forced to play back-up to Sanchez.
Teenage prodigy Mike Penders will join up with his new team-mates at the end of the season after signing from Genk. And fellow youngster Gabriel Slonina remains on the books at Stamford Bridge, having spent the first part of this campaign on loan at Barnsley.