The 24-year-old spent the majority of the 2025-26 season as understudy to Robert Sanchez. Andy Buchanan / AFP via Getty ImagesMay 27, 2026 Updated 8:18 am EDTGoalkeeper Filip Jorgensen wants to leave Chelsea and the club are open to offers for him this summer.Having spent the majority of the 2025-26 season as understudy to Robert Sanchez, sources with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told The Athletic that the Denmark international has made Chelsea aware that he is keen to find regular game time elsewhere this summer.Sources also confirmed that Chelsea are prepared to sell the 24-year-old, who joined from Villarreal for €24.5million (£20.7m, $26.6m) in the summer of 2024, on favourable terms and do not need to sign a replacement, with Belgian prospect Mike Penders set to join the first-team squad this summer after a season-long loan at BlueCo sister club Strasbourg.
Penders, 20, is one of the most highly-rated young goalkeepers in Europe and is expected to be given a chance to compete with Sanchez for the No 1 goalkeeper spot under incoming manager Xabi Alonso.Jorgensen was also recruited to provide competition for Sanchez. He has made 34 appearances across all competitions in his two seasons at Chelsea, but more of those have come in the UEFA Conference League (12) than the Premier League (11).Former head coach Liam Rosenior handed Jorgensen a surprise start for Chelsea ahead of Sanchez against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, but the 24-year-old’s loose pass to Bradley Barcola resulted in a goal at Parc des Princes.
