Galatasaray are set to offer Fernando Muslera a contract extension in order to avoid a potential move to Chelsea, report TürkiyeGazetesi.
Reports in the English and Turkish press have stated Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will look to replace Asmir Begovic at the end of the season and Muslera is on his shortlist, along with Diego Lopez and Craig Gordon.
The Uruguayan’s contract with Galatasaray runs until 2018, so this could give the Turkish club a potential dilemma. He would be an excellent addition to Conte’s Chelsea squad, but the Galatasaray board are determined to keep him.
A member of Galatasaray’s board also said: “We are in no rush about it. We’ll sign it tomorrow or at the end of the season. He has one year contract. We want to give him another 5 years. We’ll see what happens.”
Muslera is currently the highest earner at Galatasaray, along with Wesley Sneijder, and the Galatasaray board are willing to offer him the same terms for another 5 years.
However, the South American has recently spoken about his desire to play in the Premier League, and with Chelsea’s interest he could be tempted to head to England.
Despite the 29-year old having no Premier League experience, Muslera has played 85 games for Uruguay, and was part of the team which won the Copa America in 2011.
