{"id":627170,"date":"2023-08-27T07:59:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T11:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627170"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:36:12","slug":"chelsea-djordje-petrovic-signing-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/27\/chelsea-djordje-petrovic-signing-official\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s a Big Step For Me&#8217;: Chelsea Unveil &#8216;Incredible&#8217; Player As Newest Summer Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have announced their latest summer signing, and it appears they have identified the replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga, who left for Real Madrid earlier in this window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Announce Djordje Petrovic Transfer<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Details of Petrovic Move To Chelsea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/article\/petrovic-signs-for-chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">have confirmed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the signing of Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from MLS side New England Revolution. Speaking on his move to Stamford Bridge, the 23-year-old said: &#8220;\u2018I\u2019m so happy to be at Chelsea and I\u2019m really excited to get started at this club. It\u2019s a big step for me and it\u2019s always been a dream of mine to sign for one of the biggest clubs in the world. Today I have achieved that goal and I\u2019m so happy. Playing in the Premier League is something I\u2019m really looking forward to doing and I hope to learn many things here at Chelsea. I can\u2019t wait to meet everyone and play at Stamford Bridge.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/24\/chelsea-handed-boost-bradley-barcola-lyon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Receive Boost in Bradley Barcola Transfer Pursuit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Premier League heavyweights have confirmed that Petrovic has signed a seven-year contract with them, which also has the option to extend into an eighth year. The London giants are claimed to be paying New England Revolution\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/football\/story\/_\/id\/38237402\/chelsea-set-sign-mls-gk-djordje-petrovic-sources\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a \u00a314 million fee<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for the goalkeeper, a record sale for the MLS side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Petrovic, who has been hailed\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsoccer.net\/news\/even-in-loss-petrovic-impresses-once-again-hes-been-absolutely-incredible\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as &#8220;Incredible&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the past for his performances in the USA, is poised to be the backup to Robert Sanchez at Chelsea, with the Spaniard the established no.1 under Mauricio Pochettino this season after\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/05\/chelsea-robert-sanchez-transfer-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">being signed from Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0earlier this summer window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Secret Sauce: How Brighton Outsmarts Premier League Rivals\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gLTdWRSYDBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are Chelsea Working On Anything Else?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite the Serbian&#8217;s arrival, it might not mark the end of their transfer activity. According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1695047543007195302?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Chelsea are trying to resolve the future of Romelu Lukaku and negotiating a deal with AS Roma to send him on loan to the Italian club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/23\/djordje-petrovic-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea\u2019s Plans for New Striker Signing Revealed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They are also\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/chelsea-fc-pochettino-sterling-luton-b1102972.html?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1692963268\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to be weighing up a move for a new attacking player, with their targets being Nottingham Forest attacker Brennan Johnson and Ajax&#8217;s Mohammed Kudus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Image Credit:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chelsea_Football_Club,_Stamford_Bridge_(Ank_kumar)_22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ank Kumar,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CC-BY-SA-4.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CC BY-SA 4.0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have announced their latest summer signing, and it appears they have identified the replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga, who left for Real Madrid earlier in this window. 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