Mendy and Chelsea 'fail to reach agreement over contract negotiations'

Edouard Mendy’s future at Chelsea ‘remains uncertain’ after ‘failing to reach an agreement in contract negotiations’… as Senegalese stopper returns to full training amid crunch talks with Blues chiefs

• Edouard Mendy’s future in west London remains uncertain, according to reports 
• The Senegalese shotstopper has recently held contract talks with club chiefs
• Mendy had been out with a finger injury but returns with his future unclear

Edouard Mendy’s future at Chelsea remains uncertain after contract negotiations with club chiefs came to a stand-still, according to reports.

The Senegalese shotstopper returned to full training this week after recovering from a finger injury sustained in January. 

Mendy has a contract that runs until 2025 with the Blues but, after falling out of favour with Graham Potter, the goalkeeper could soon be on his way out of west London.

According to The Times, the 31-year-old has held talks with club chiefs over a new deal at Stamford Bridge but they’ve made little progress in their discussions.

The same outlet claim that the club are nowhere near reaching an agreement for his contract extension and are prioritising other players contract renewals over Mendy’s. 

Edouard Mendy’s future at Chelsea is reportedly uncertain after failed contract talks recently

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly, since his arrival in the summer, wants to prevent players from going below two years remaining on their contracts and so has opened discussions with the Senegal international. 

Mendy has hardly featured for Potter, with a shoulder problem and then the finger injury limiting him to just five appearances under the former Brighton boss.

In his absence Kepa Arrizabalaga has taken over as first choice and enjoyed a regular run of starts since September.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is reportedly prioritising other player’s contracts over Mendy’s

The Spaniard has kept eight clean sheets from his 18 Premier League appearances this campaign and has repaid the faith placed in him by Potter. 

Mendy, meanwhile, was named the world’s best goalkeeper a year ago after a stunning start to this Chelsea career following his 2020 move from Rennes. 

Chelsea have had initial discussions over the future of third choice Marcus Bettinelli whose contract expires at the end of this season.

They also bolstered their goalkeeping department with the signing of highly-rated US youngster Gabriel Slonina who joined up with Chelsea full-time in January and has featured three times for their under-21s.

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