Chelsea Transfers: 5 Players Conte Still Needs To Get Rid Of

What did Asmir Begovic expect?

Did he think that just because he had performed well for Stoke City that he was going to waltz into Stamford Bridge, shepherd league champion Thibaut Courtois out of the way and become the number one? Even the Bosnian’s own mother could have seen how foolish he was in accepting the offer of becoming Courtois’ deputy.

With the Belgian keeper having excelled during the 14/15 season, nobody in the Chelsea camp were thinking about replacing him and certainly not with someone plucked from the obscurity of mid-table.

Anyhow, according to reports Begovic has grown disillusioned with life on the bench and wants out. Who could blame him? The life of a back-up goalkeeper must be draining, especially for a shot-stopper with as much talent as him. Everton have been linked with him in recent weeks. There’s no point keeping a disgruntled player on the books, and especially not if they’re only a substitute.