Report: Chelsea agree £8m fee for Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic

Chelsea have agreed a fee with Stoke City to sign goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, according to reports.

The Premier League champions have been linked with the Bosnian international after Petr Cech left Stamford Bridge to join Arsenal.

According to The Telegraph, Begovic will link up with the Blues next week as Thibaut Courtois's understudy after the two clubs agreed on a fee of £8m for the Potters stopper.

The 28-year-old, whose professional career began in 2005 with Portsmouth, has made 160 appearances for Stoke since joining from the South Coast club in 2010.