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Welcome to Chelsea Guillermo Ochoa, the signing that has surprised all of Europe

Guillermo Ochoa goes to Chelsea, the signing that has surprised all of Europe

By Hector Garcia

Guillermo Ochoa with the Salernitana jersey and the Chelsea badge.
Guillermo Ochoa with the Salernitana jersey and the Chelsea badge.

Guillermo Ochoa had a great season with Salernitana, the Mexican joined the team six months ago and with his excellent performance saved the club from being relegated to Serie B. The Italian league highlighted the saves by the Mexican National Team goalkeeper during games. In his first season, Ochoa performed in 20 games, where he conceded 33 goals.

Salernitana recognized the goalkeeper and chose him as the MVP of the season. Ochoa is an idol at the club and the Italian press says that he is one of the best goalkeepers in the League. Several teams follow the performance of the Mexican to try to hire him next season.

The newspaper Marca mentions that Chelsea is following the performance of the Mexican and this club plans to sell Edouard Mendy and hire Guillermo Ochoa as his replacement next season. The Salernitana player may have the opportunity to play for a great club in Europe.

Chelsea fans are not happy with the performance of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and that is why the club wants to hire Ochoa so that he can fight with this player to win the title in the club. The Fichajes.com site reported that the Blues will sell Edouard Mendy to Tottenham. Salernitana plans to renew Ochoa so that he is not a free agent and thus they can sell him at a good price.

But Chelsea is not the only team that is looking for the goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. The other interested club is Tottenham Hotspur. The London club wants to find a possible replacement for Hugo Lloris, who's time at the club is coming to an end.

Both, Chelsea and Tottenham, looks in the Mexican international goalkeeper a good option to reinforce their defense. It is important to remember that Memo Ochoa is an experienced player, who have had a long career with clubs and also the Mexican national team.

Before arriving to Salernitana, Ochoa played in teams like Ajaccio, Malaga or Granada in Europe. He also had a stay in Standard Liege from Belgium, were he won the Belgium Cup. In Mexico he played for Club America, in two different periods. He played 306 games.

He was also part of the Mexican national team squad that played in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. He is the regular starter goalkeeper, and with a move to one of the big teams in Europe, he will ensure his participation with the team for more years.

For how much money would Guillermo Ochoa leave?

According to Tutto Salernitana, Guillermo Ochoa could leave the team for 5 million euros. Price that he turns out to be accessible to any team in the Premier League. This figure can help the goalkeeper of the Mexican National Team to fulfill his dream of playing for a great club in Europe.


Hector Garcia

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