Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is an admirer of Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, according to the Times.

The Blues are actively seeking a new number one to replace the hapless Kepa Arrizabalaga but they have yet to settle on a priority target for the position.

Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak, Ajax’s Andre Onana, Manchester United’s Dean Henderson and Burnley’s Nick Pope have all been linked in recent weeks, but no formal offers for a keeper have been made yet.

So would Schmeichel be a good alternative? Press the next page as we go through our reasons why the 33-year-old could be an inspired purchase.