Overview
- This week multiple outlets reported that Chelsea, under new manager Xabi Alonso, are monitoring FC Porto captain and Portugal No.1 Diogo Costa as a potential summer target.
- Porto are said to value Costa at about €60m and clubs are warned his price could rise if he produces a strong showing at the 2026 World Cup.
- Paris Saint-Germain is named as likely competition for Costa, which could accelerate any approach and push Chelsea to act sooner on a goalkeeper solution.
- Chelsea’s current goalkeeping options — Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen — are described as unsettled, increasing pressure on Alonso to find a reliable long-term starter.
- Costa’s profile as a leader with strong clean-sheet numbers and a contract at Porto until 2030 would make him a major investment and shift the club’s transfer priorities if Chelsea move beyond the monitoring stage.