Xabi Alonso considering move to seal Chelsea transfer Man Utd failed to complete

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SportFootballXabi AlonsoChelsea and Xabi Alonso are eyeing up a move for Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who has long been a Manchester United transfer targetChelsea are monitoring Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa as they consider moving for the £51million-rated shotstopper.Xabi Alonso has just been appointed at Stamford Bridge and needs to bolster a squad that ultimately finished 10th last season. He has a number of areas he wants to strengthen and Costa has been identified as a target.The Portugal No 1 will head to the World Cup, where his price could rise further is he excels.

They did turn to Filip Jorgensen later in the season, but he also made errors, which further flagged the need to the Blues to bring in an elite No 1.Costa, who also serves as Porto captain, has been seen among Europe’s most highly-rated goalkeepers for year. They signed Lucas Chevalier from Lille last summer, however, he has disappointed and was replaced by Matvey Safonov at the turn of the year.

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