CHELSEA are reportedly targeting a summer move for Manchester United keeper Dean Henderson.
The stopper – on loan at Champions League chasing Sheffield United – has had a breakthrough season with 10 clean sheets, with only England rival Nick Pope ahead with more.
And it has attracted attention from the Blues, according to the Daily Star, with Chelsea’s goalkeeping situation up in the air.
World record keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga – who signed for £71.6million last season – was dropped by Frank Lampard after a string of blunders.
Having warmed the bench for five consecutive games the Spaniard returned to the Chelsea side in the FA Cup against Liverpool, keeping a clean sheet in a more confident performance.
Yet boss Lampard is said to still be unconvinced with the 25-year-old, who has conceded 43 goals in all competitions this term.
It comes as United have a decision to make between the posts themselves.
Old Trafford No1 David de Gea, like countryman Kepa, has also underperformed during the season with another high-profile error in last Sunday’s draw at Everton.
Henderson – who turns 23 this week and is expected to be named in England’s Euro 2020 squad – was already being talked about as a possible replacement for De Gea next season.
But it is understood boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to keep hold of the Spanish stopper, who only signed a new £375,000-a-week contract in September.
It leaves Chelsea ready to pounce should they stick with De Gea, as in-form Henderson is not likely to settle as No2 at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer is also hoping to fend off interest from Real Madrid, as SunSport revealed Zinedine Zidane remains a huge fan of De Gea and wants him to replace Thibaut Courtois.
De Gea almost moved to Real in the 2015 summer window before the deal collapsed as the paperwork was not lodged in time due to a fax problem.
