Chelsea land another goalkeeper! Blues agree €20m deal to sign Mike Penders from Genk - but Belgian stopper won't move to Stamford Bridge right away

Just over a week after signing Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal for £21m ($25m), the Blues have strengthened their keeping ranks with 19-year-old Penders. According to Fabrizio Romano, the stopper will join for a fee worth up to £17m on a long-term deal. However, he will spend the coming season at Genk, before heading to Stamford Bridge next June.

The competition among Chelsea's goalkeepers is fierce as they have Jorgensen, Djordje Petrovic, Robert Sanchez and now Penders on the books. With all these stoppers wanting to be the club's first-choice, there could be an exit or two in that area of the pitch.

Penders joined Genk's academy in 2018 and has since gone onto play 34 times for the club's reserve team, Jong Genk, before making his senior debut at the start of the current Pro League season, having started both of their matches so far.

The Belgian Pro League team are next in action against Club Brugge on Sunday afternoon and Penders will hope to get as much game time as possible this season before heading to Stamford Bridge.