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title: "Chelsea: Blues send scouts to watch Diogo Costa"
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author: "Chloe Chadwick"
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published: "2023-02-07T21:35:22Z"
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# Chelsea: Blues send scouts to watch Diogo Costa

**[Chelsea](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-news/) have sent officials to watch Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa ahead of a potential summer move to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/), according to reports.**

### The Lowdown: Options being assessed

The Stamford Bridge outfit’s current shot-stopping options, Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga, both have contracts that aren’t set to expire until [2025](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/vertragsende/verein/631/vertragsendeJahr/2025), but [Graham Potter](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/graham-potter/) and Todd Boehly are [reportedly](https://www.90min.com/posts/chelsea-scout-porto-diogo-costa-ahead-of-summer-goalkeeping-decision) already considering their long-term goalkeeping situation.

The Portuguese international was given the nod to represent his country at the World Cup late last year and now appears to have caught the eye of the Blues thanks to the standard of his performances in Qatar.

### The Latest: Chelsea scouting Costa

According to [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/chelsea-scout-porto-diogo-costa-ahead-of-summer-goalkeeping-decision), Chelsea have been ‘scouting’ Costa, with representatives from the capital having been ‘in the stands’ to watch him in action in ‘recent weeks’.

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have also been following the 23-year-old, and the Blues’ recruitment team have simultaneously been identifying options already in the top flight should a move fail to materialise.

Everton’s Jordan Pickford, Brentford’s David Raya and Brighton’s Robert Sanchez are the three names to be mentioned, with the latter holding an existing connection to Potter from his time on the south coast.

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### The Verdict: No-brainer

Costa has been [described](https://twitter.com/ftalentscout/status/1585339809199194113?s=46&t=1sIklFbZDYs59Fm_8LV-hQ) as ‘superman’ by talent scout [Jacek Kulig](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout), and Chelsea pursuing a deal for him this summer is a no-brainer of a decision to make.

The 6 foot 1 star has kept a mightily impressive [ten](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-costa/leistungsdaten/spieler/357153) clean sheets in 19 Liga Portugal appearances so far this season and knows what it takes to be successful having won [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-costa/erfolge/spieler/357153) senior titles during his time at the Estadio do Dragao.

Costa also [shares](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-costa/profil/spieler/357153) the same agent as [Joao Felix](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/berateruebersicht/verein/631) which could potentially give the SW6 outfit the advantage in the race for his signature come the end of the 2022/23 campaign.