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  • Transfers: Mendy leaves Chelsea to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli

    Transfers: Mendy leaves Chelsea to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli

    Senegal and Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouar Mendy has announced his departure from the London side on Wednesday.

    Mendy has now joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli after spending three seasons with the Blues.

    The 31-year-old played a key role in the Blues’ run to Champions League glory in 2021.“A hugely likeable character on and off the pitch, Edouard will always have a place in our history for his significant contributions to our 2021 Champions League triumph,” a Chelsea statement read.

    “For that, and for everything else, we are grateful. Good luck, Edou!”

    Mendy also helped Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations, beating Egypt in the final in 2022.

    Chelsea will promote Kepa Arizabalaga to the number position whilst awaiting the signing of another back up keeper for the Spaniard.

     

  • Pochettino ready to see Chelsea offload Mendy, Kepa

    Pochettino ready to see Chelsea offload Mendy, Kepa

    Mauricio Pochettino wants a new goalkeeper signed this summer at Chelsea.

    The Argentine has agreed terms over a three-year contract and will be in London this week to put pen to paper. He has been residing in Barcelona since his sacking by PSG at the end of last season.

    Pochettino has already discussed new signings with Chelsea’s co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, who is establishing a positive rapport with.

    The Telegraph says the futures of Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga are in doubt with Pochettinho wanting a new goalkeeper signed.

    He wants at least three new additions made over the summer.

  • Edouard Mendy rejects new Chelsea contract offer

    Edouard Mendy rejects new Chelsea contract offer

    Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has rejected a new contract offer from Chelsea.

    The Sun says Mendy snubbed a six-year contract offer — because Chelsea are not showing him enough ‘respect’ over wages.

    Mendy has been back training with his club since last week after reaching the World Cup last 16 — but there is still no sign of an agreement.

    The 30-year-old earns around £100,000 a week and wants parity with his Blues rival Kepa Arrizabalaga who picks up almost twice that.

    Sources claim Chelsea bosses have even withdrawn their initial offer of a long-term deal as they play hardball with the negotiations — and now there is a stand-off.

    And an insider said: “Edouard is back at Chelsea and he is ready to play.

    “But there is a feeling that the contract situation is just going nowhere.

    “Edouard has won some huge trophies for Chelsea — but there is a sense that he is not being shown enough respect by the club over a new deal.”

    The Blues star still has two and a half years left on his contract but Italian champions AC Milan are closely monitoring the situation — as are French sides Nice and Monaco.

  • Mendy names Enyeama as Africa’s Top four best goalie of all time

    Mendy names Enyeama as Africa’s Top four best goalie of all time

    Chelsea star, Edouard Mendy, has included Nigerian former goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama in his list of Four African goalkeepers of all time.

    The Senegal goalie  also named former Senegal goalkeeper, Tony Sylva and former Cameroon internationals, Thomas N’kono and Carlos Kameni on the list of the best goalkeepers Africa has ever produced.

    The  goalie who won UEFA Champions League and AFCON trophy with Chelsea and Senegal respectively posited that Africa has produced many talented goalkeepers but listed  Enyeama, Sylva, N’Kono and Kameni as the four best ever.

     

    “The greatest African goalkeeper of all time? I think that in Africa, we are lucky to have had a lot of goalkeepers marking their period.

    “We had Carlos Kameni. We also had Vincent Enyeama.

    “In several countries, we were lucky to have a lot of good goalkeepers. It is, therefore, very difficult to name just one,” Mendy said in an interview with Carré, a Cameroon Magazine.

  • Mendy’s error: Rudiger could have made up for it – Ambrosini

    Mendy’s error: Rudiger could have made up for it – Ambrosini

    Former AC Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini insists Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy wasn’t solely to blame for Real Madrid’s third goal in Wednesday night’s 3-1 Champions League defeat.

    An under-hit pass from Mendy saw Benzema intercept and score his third goal into an empty net.

    “(Antonio) Rudiger was too sloppy,” insisted Ambrosini.

    “To me, he should have been tougher on the ball. He tried to win it with his left foot.

    “Mendy made the most serious error, but Rudiger could have made up for it.”

  • Koulibaly hails Mendy ‘best in the world’ after AFCON final

    Koulibaly hails Mendy ‘best in the world’ after AFCON final

    Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly hailed Edouard Mendy as the best goalkeeper in the world after Senega’s Africa Cup of Nations final penalty shootout triumph.

    Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy was on top form on Sunday night to help Senegal beat Egypt in a tense penalty shootout, saving from Mohanad Lasheen to allow Sadio Mane to step up and win the title for his country.

    And while the Liverpool man will take most of the headlines, captain Koulibaly was quick to praise Mendy for his heroics on Sunday night.

    “It was a tough game and a tough tournament,” he told reporters. “We made it with our team and our power. Our goalkeeper is the best in the world and we win the title.

    “We feel happy. We knew it would be hard to win the Africa Cup of Nations but today we made it.

    “Our team deserved to win this title. We had been looking for this for a long time and now we have it. This team is magnificent.”

    Mendy remarked himself: “We are proud. We never won it before,’ he said. ‘We worked really hard to win this trophy and today we won as a group and as a country and that is why I am super proud.

    “The shooters in the penalties did really well, I tried to do my best to save one shot and I did that, so I am super happy.”

  • Mendy and Koulibaly out of Senegal AFCON squad

    Mendy and Koulibaly out of Senegal AFCON squad

    Senegal will be without goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and defender Kalidou Koulibaly for their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations after both players tested positive for coronavirus.

    The Teranga Lions, runners-up at the 2019 edition of the tournament, face Zimbabwe in their opening Group B game on Monday.

    Chelsea keeper Mendy, centre-back Koulibaly and striker Famara Diedhiou have all gone into isolation.

    Coach Aliou Cisse said: “It’s a difficult and complicated situation.”

    Cisse looks set to have just 17 players available for the match in Bafoussam because of several Covid-19 cases and injuries.

    But he added: “We are going to be competitive and those there are going to play for those who are absent. We are still going into the game against Zimbabwe full of confidence.”

  • I would’ve been nominated for Ballon d’Or if… – Mendy

    I would’ve been nominated for Ballon d’Or if… – Mendy

    Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, feels he would have been included in the 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist if he played for France.

    Mendy is the first African goalkeeper to play in the Champions League final since 1985.

    The Senegal international kept nine clean sheets last season, as Chelsea went all the way to win the trophy.

    Despite his fine displays for the Blues, Mendy was not recognised for the prestigious individual honour for the best players in the world and he has reacted to the snub.

    “It’s something that motivates me and pushes me to work. Honestly, I am wondering.

    “If I had played for France and had taken part in the Euro, would we have this debate and this reflection?” Mendy told Canal Plus via Wiw Sport.

  • Mendy shouldn’t let Ballon d’Or snub upset him – Tuchel

    Mendy shouldn’t let Ballon d’Or snub upset him – Tuchel

    Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists goalkeeper Edouard Mendy isn’t letting his Ballon d’Or get to him after victory over Norwich City.

    Last season, Mendy broke an English club record for clean sheets recorded in the Champions League, helping them win.

    Asked on Saturday whether he felt his first-choice keeper should have been on the list, Tuchel replied: “Yes… but no.

    “I’m happy and it is more important that he performs like this than he is on any list.

    “It should not – I hope it does not – bother him because it does not bother me too much and it seems like he is not influenced by that, which is a good thing.”

  • Ballon d’Or backlash has really touched me – Mendy

    Ballon d’Or backlash has really touched me – Mendy

    Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has welcomed the support after missing a nomination for the Ballon d’Or.

    Speaking to Canal+ in France, Mendy has revealed just how great the support for him has been.

    He said: “I saw the list at the same time as many people, and I got a lot of messages from people close to me and from some I didn’t even know, so I was really touched by this wave of messages I got, whether it be calls or on social media.

    “It’s something that’s really huge, it really touched me to a point I wasn’t expecting. All this affection and recognition is what pushes me to work and continue to get titles with club and country. It’s just happiness and motivation.”

    Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was named Player of the Tournament after helping Italy win Euro 2020, is the only goalkeeper to be nominated.

    Mendy downplayed his omission and said he would use it to spur him on to get even better.

    He said: “Do I think it’s an injustice? No, I wouldn’t use that word. It’s something that motivates me to go forward, to work and be performant at club level and with my country, and as I said after the game with the national team, it’s the journalists’ freedom of vote and expression, and they vote honourably and conscientiously.”