5 potential top-level replacements for Courtois if he leaves Chelsea

#2 Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen & Germany)

The German is very experienced given his age and would guarantee success for the Blues

Potential Fee: £50m

Were it not for the superlative talents of Manuel Neuer and to a lesser extent, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, it is not in doubt that Bayer 04’s Leno would be the German national team’s number one goalie

At the relatively tender age of 25, Leno has been between the posts as an ever-present one for the Werkself since he made his debut for the club in 2011.

An impressive shot-stopper who also commands his area very well and is not so bad at initiating attacks, it is a testament to how underrated he is that whenever rumors about top goalies been scouted come up, his name is usually omitted from these discussions.

Standing at an impressive 1.90m, the native of Bietigheim-Bissingen has a long handspan that helps him in making the most ridiculous of saves and it is not an uncommon sight to his name whenever video compilations for great saves in the Bundesliga are made, season on season.

Following from some error-strewn performances at the Confederations Cup last year, some pundits have opined that a move to a bigger club would be great for Leno as he will be forced to step up his performances and become the goalkeeper everyone feels he can still become.

The backbone of a very exciting and dynamic Bayer Leverkusen team, sporting director Rudi Voeller would not let him go easily but if Chelsea’s transfer tsarina Marina Granovskaia can get the deal done, the Blues will get a super goalkeeper who would do the job for the next couple of years.