Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal has joined Chelsea for 20.7 Million Euros on a seven-year contract. The 22-year-old Keeper made 37 appearances for Villarreal last season after becoming the club’s first-choice goalkeeper,
He is expected to compete with Chelsea’s Robert Sanchez. Jorgensen represented the country at age grade level before switching to Denmark under-21, where he qualified with his paternal heritage.
He signed for Villarreal as a 15-year-old and made progress through the club’s youth setup before making his senior debut in October 2020 for the B side. He made his La Liga debut in January 2023 and has flown to the US to join Chelsea’s pre-season tour.
“This move is a dream come true,” said Jorgensen. “I am very excited to have signed for Chelsea, one of the biggest clubs in the world. I can’t wait to get to know everyone and to start playing with all my new team-mates.”
“I am very happy with how the last 12 months have panned out. I am very confident in myself and I know what qualities I have. Luckily I had the chance to show myself on the biggest stage in Spain and now I am very happy to have the chance to do that at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Filip Jorgensen, our new Blue! 💙🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/QBrqBmfdnK
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 30, 2024
“I always liked watching Chelsea because I watched a lot of Petr Cech growing up, so Chelsea was one of my favorite teams to follow.”
He becomes the seventh signing of the summer transfer window already following Kiernan, Tosin Adarabioyo, Omari Kellyman, Marc Guig, Caleb Wiley, and Renato Veiga.
Chelsea has three games left so he could feature against any of the clubs America, Manchester City, or Real Madrid before they travel home next week.
Chelsea will play their first Premier League match against defending champions Manchester City on August 18 at Stamford Bridge.
