Chelsea keeper Willy Caballero signs one-year contract extension after being set to leave Frank Lampard’s side
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WILLY CABALLERO has been given another year at Chelsea after the club triggered an extension clause in his contract.
The No2 keeper was due to leave at the end of next month but is now staying put.
The prospect of Premier League football being played this summer due to the coronavirus was a factor in the decision.
But as with striker Olivier Giroud, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is keen to keep some of his more experienced players to help oversee his blossoming young squad for another season.
The 38-year-old has made 31 appearances for the Blues since arriving on a free transfer in 2018 - with nine of them having come this season.
He also featured at the 2018 World Cup for Argentina, although will want to forget his costly mistake against Croatia.
France World Cup winner Giroud has also agreed a year’s deal to stay with Chelsea despite limited game time last season.
Caballero’s deal means Chelsea have only veterans Pedro and Willian approaching the ends of their contracts this summer.
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And both of those could soon sign up too as English football gears up to play out the season beyond the traditional June 30 finish to their deals.
Caballero, 38, has earned a new deal after deputising well for first choice Kepa when the Spaniard was axed by Lampard over a series of mistakes.
Kepa remains unsettled at the club despite winning his place back but the Covid-19 outbreak is playing havoc with football finances and it may mean he stays on instead of being sold this summer.