Chelsea find Courtois replacement in the Premier League

With the aforementioned suitors ready to swoop when the market re-opens, Courtois has so far refused to extend his contract at Stamford Bridge beyond 2019 and the Blues face a battle to convince the keeper to stay in London.

The reigning Premier League champions have begun to make contingency plans in case the Belgian opts to leave and are ready to rekindle interest in Stoke City and England stopper Jack Butland.

The 24-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe and his current employers would look to push their valuation beyond the British record £30 million that Everton paid for Jordan Pickford last summer.

Butland rejected a move to Chelsea back in 2013, instead opting to develop his game at Stoke. He is now tipped to establish himself as England's No 1 for the World Cup and a move to a top club could help him get ahead of Joe Hart.