Who is Filip Jorgensen? Everything Chelsea fans need to know about goalkeeper target

As they seem to be during every single transfer window, Chelsea are in the market for a goalkeeper this summer.

Their search for a new number one has led them to 22-year-old Filip Jorgensen of Villarreal, with the club reportedly tabling a bid of around €20m to secure his services.

So who is he? And is he any good?

Well, these are the questions that we at 90min are here to answer for you.

You're welcome.

What are his strengths?

First off, Jorgensen is a reliable shot stopper. Although he conceded 65 goals and kept just six clean sheets during the 2023/24 season, Villarreal would've shipped a lot more had Jorgensen not been between the sticks - the keeper made a La Liga-high 143 saves during the campaign.

Along with his ability between the sticks, Jorgensen is also a top class ball-playing goalkeeper too.

The 22-year-old's passing range was vital for Villarreal throughout the 2023/24 campaign, completing over 1,000 passes and averaging 44.7 successful passes per 90 minutes with his club side.

Considering the possession-based style of play new manager Enzo Maresca wants to implement, Jorgensen could be the perfect signing to allow Chelsea to play out from the back.

What are his weaknesses?

The lack of clean sheets is obviously a bit of a worry, though that could be equally down to Villarreal's back four being less than watertight.

Another worry is Jorgensen's lack of command of his penalty area. He's just 22 years old, sure, but the goalkeeper does tend to struggle from set pieces and balls being lumped into the box. The fact that he stopped just 5.2% of crosses that came into his box at Villarreal attests to this.

It's certainly something to work on.

How has he performed at Villarreal?

Jorgensen won the starting berth at Villarreal ahead of the 2023/24 season after making his way up to the first team squad from the B team.

Since then, he hasn't really looked back.

As previously mentioned, Jorgensen's shot-stopping and passing ability were vital for the Yellow Submarine throughout last season, helping them to a respectable eighth place finish in La Liga.

His form with the club was so good, in fact, that he earned himself a new five-year deal at the end of the campaign.

What footballer, past or present, does he compare to?

The passing range and ability screams Ederson, which will be music to Chelsea fans' ears as the club currently don't have a ball-playing goalkeeper on the books (despite having about a million goalkeepers currently on the books).

The manner in which he makes many of his saves - one handed and potentially with the cameras in mind - reminds us a bit of David De Gea too.

Quite the combination if you ask us.

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