Chelsea missed out on Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson after attempting to convince Thibaut Courtois to remain at Stamford Bridge, it's claimed.
The Reds shot stopper has been a revelation since moving to Anfield in 2018. Jurgen Klopp handed Roma a hefty £66m to secure his services, but the Brazilian has looked the real deal ever since he signed on the dotted line.
He could have been strutting his stuff in west London if things had panned out differently, though. According to The Athletic , Chelsea were in advanced talks to bring him to the capital.
But the Blues hesitated at the crucial moment as transfer expert Marina Granovskaia tried to keep Courtois on the books. With the Belgium international desperate for a move to Real Madrid, her
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