Chelsea considering January move for Everton's Jordan Pickford?
The 29-year-old has been the first-choice stopper at Goodison Park since making the switch from Sunderland in the summer of 2017, featuring 249 times for the Merseysiders.
Pickford has helped Everton avoid an unthinkable relegation to the Championship during the past two seasons, with the former Black Cat keeping eight clean sheets in 37 league starts last term.
The ex-Preston North End loanee has also cemented himself as first choice for England manager Gareth Southgate, earning 56 caps for the Three Lions since making his debut in December 2015.
According to 90min, Chelsea have added Pickford to a list of goalkeeping options ahead of the transfer window opening in the New Year, with the Blues constantly looking to improve their squad.
It is understood that Everton have no intention of selling their first-choice stopper in January, and that it would take a significant bid for any potential suitor to see the player depart Goodison Park.
The report claims that although signing a new goalkeeper is not a priority for the West Londoners in the near future, the club are casting their net far and wide in search for long-term options in between the sticks.
It is believed that the Blues had scouts in attendance at San Mames Barria on the weekend, with the Premier League club monitoring the progress of keepers Unai Simon and Giorgi Mamardashvili from Athletic Bilbao and Valencia respectively.
Georgia international Mamardashvili has been on the radar of Chelsea for a while, and with the Valencia man only 23 years of age, he could develop into a first-team regular for the Blues for many years to
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