Bournemouth sign Chelsea keeper Petrovic for £25m

 

Djordje Petrovic has won seven caps for Serbia since 2021

 Bournemouth have completed the £25m signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic on a five-year deal.

 The Serb, who signed for £14 million in 2023 from New England Revolution, spent the previous season on loan at Strasbourg, a French club. The 25-year-old was named player of the season as Strasbourg secured a Europa Conference League spot by finishing seventh in Ligue 1.

 Despite claiming the Chelsea number one spot under Mauricio Pochettino, Petrovic - who made 23 appearances during the 2023-24 season - was sent on loan to France last summer because of concerns about his ability to play out from the back.

 While Petrovic's passing statistics did not significantly improve during his loan season, he has distributed the ball more accurately than Robert Sanchez. The current number one for Chelsea recorded lower pass and long pass accuracy scores. Meanwhile, back-up goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen finished with a better record than both.