TalkSPORT pundit Jason Cundy wants his former club Chelsea to sign Liverpool No.2 Caoimhin Kelleher.
The Republic of Ireland international made a string of good saves as the Reds kept a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over RB Leipzig on Wednesday night. Speaking about Kelleher after the match, Cundy said:
“Whenever I see Kelleher play he looks top drawer… If you’re a Liverpool fan, I know you’ve got [Giorgi] Mamardashvili coming in, but you don’t want Kelleher to go either. He’s too good to be a number two. I want Kelleher [at Chelsea].”
There was a mixed reaction to the comments about Kelleher among fans on X, with some agreeing with Cundy while others were dead against the move:
Absolutely not.
— Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea (@ChelseaMaresca1) October 24, 2024
He's better than Sanchez
— @BG (@bgwatiringa54) October 24, 2024
We don’t want him
— reel_pocket (@pocket_reel) October 24, 2024
We should have gone for this guy or Ortega, they are both clear of our current keepers
— Up The Chels (@SW6TONY) October 24, 2024
I've been saying this for the past 2 seasons but no one listened to me,now y'all are seeing it
— Vitamin Lex (@EbuteAlexander) October 24, 2024
I'd rather Mamardashvili
— Messiolo11 (@oludin12) October 24, 2024
I've always been saying this. We need to buy him.
— CFC LIQUID. (@Liquid7829) October 24, 2024
We have Jorgensen
— Lina (@CFCLina) October 24, 2024
Comparing Kelleher and Robert Sanchez
If we look at the numbers this season, there isn’t a huge amount of difference between Liverpool’s shot-stopper and Chelsea’s current No.1.
In the Premier League, Kelleher has an 87.5% save ratio, while Sanchez’s is precisely 80%.
When we assess their post-shot xG conceded compared to the actual goals scored against them, the pair are almost identical, with Kelleher (+1.4) slightly ahead of Sanchez (1.0) once again.
Chelsea have signed 2 keepers recently
It should also be pointed out that the Blues paid Villarreal £20.7m for Filip Jorgensen a few months ago, and they also recruited Mike Penders from Genk for £17m.
The former has not managed to dislodge Sanchez as first-choice so far while the latter was loaned back to his previous team until the end of the season.
Find out who is in Chelsea’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season here
