Mendy is the best goalkeeper in the world — Caballero

Edouard Mendy is currently the best goalkeeper in the world, according to former Chelsea stopper Willy Caballero. The Senegal international was lured from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes in a £22m ($31m) deal as the six-time English top-flight kings sought to find greater stability between the sticks. Admiringly, he has since proven to be one of […]

Edouard Mendy is currently the best goalkeeper in the world, according to former Chelsea stopper Willy Caballero.

The Senegal international was lured from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes in a £22m ($31m) deal as the six-time English top-flight kings sought to find greater stability between the sticks.

Admiringly, he has since proven to be one of the bargain signings, helping the club to win the Champions League and the Uefa Super Cup in his first season.

His impressive displays this year has seen Thomas Tuchel’s Blues lead the English top-flight log having garnered 29 points from 12 league matches.

According to the Argentine goalie, Mendy is showing rapid improvement and as far as he is concerned, he is the best goalkeeper in the world at the moment.

“I believe strongly that Ed Mendy is the best goalkeeper [in the world] – last year and at the moment this year he is the best,” 40-year-old Caballero told BBC Radio 5 live.

“As he arrived last season in training, I saw an amazingly talented goalkeeper in terms of power, in terms of speed – he is so fast when diving,” he explained.

Mendy will challenge Alisson Becker (Brazil/Liverpool), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy/AC Milan/Paris Saint-Germain), Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern Munich) and Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark/Leicester City) for the Fifa Best Men’s Goalkeeper award for 2021.