Kepa became the world’s most expensive stopper when he joined from Athletic Bilbao for £72million in 2018, and Chelsea are unwilling to take a big financial hit if selling him on.
Real Madrid have been touted as a potential destination, while Chelsea have reportedly been monitoring a host of high-profile replacements in addition to Neuer.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jan Oblak, Andre Onana, Dean Henderson, Nick Pope and Juan Musso have all been linked while the Blues are supposedly ready to offer Gianluigi Donnarumma a bumper contract to prise him away from AC Milan.
Express Sport understands Chelsea have already made contact with Donnarumma’s agent Mino Raiola over a potential move and now reports from Italy suggest the Premier League club have gone one step further.