Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has been spotted arriving in Italy today as he’s expected to complete a medical and sign for Como.The Spanish shot-stopper has struggled during his time at Stamford Bridge, and in the last few days he’s been replaced by Emiliano Martinez.Sanchez started for Chelsea in their opening Premier League match against Fulham, but notably put in a poor display that seemed to be the final straw for his Blues career.CFC ended up signing Martinez from Aston Villa, and he started their next game against Brighton, while Sanchez now looks to be closer to leaving to join Como….@Como_1907, Sanchez è atterrato a Malpensa Prime: ora le visite pic.twitter.com/ar9lto8KKy— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) September 1, 2026See the video above as reliable Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio claims this shows Sanchez arriving ahead of his medical with Como.This also follows Fabrizio Romano previously breaking the news that Sanchez was on his way to Como on loan…?? EXCLUSIVE: Como reach verbal agreement over loan deal to sign Robert Sánchez, here we go!Como and #CFC agree on loan terms as the Spanish goalkeeper replaces Tornqvist who’s joining Monza in Serie A.New chapter for Sánchez after Dibu joined Chelsea. pic.twitter.com/dic7vq9qpm— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2026Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustChelsea ruthless with Martinez transfer and Sanchez exitChelsea showed a real ruthless side with their handling of the Sanchez situation, though it’s also slightly unclear why it took them so long to act.The 28-year-old was quite clearly not good enough for Chelsea, as we saw numerous times last season and the year before.Robert Sanchez of Chelsea FC (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)While you have to applaud the west London giants for moving quickly to replace him after his poor performance against Fulham, it’s still slightly puzzling that they didn’t have a new ‘keeper in place in time for the start of the season.More Stories / Latest NewsVideo: Chelsea star spotted arriving in Italy ahead of Deadline Day medicalSep 1 2026, 15:58Done deal: Newcastle United announce signing of Arsenal transfer targetSep 1 2026, 15:37Manchester City agree £120m deal to sign rival star as player chooses exitSep 1 2026, 15:31After all, Chelsea got a bit lucky that a top shot-stopper like Martinez was still available, and they might not get so lucky again in future if they leave it that late to sort out a key position.Xabi Alonso’s side also won that game at Craven Cottage, but failure to strengthen in time could see them drop points in future, which is not the kind of organisation needed at a big club with title aspirations.The post Video: Chelsea star spotted arriving in Italy ahead of Deadline Day medical appeared first on CaughtOffside.