That’s the view of former England stopper David James, who reckons Chelsea are better off after letting Cech leave and bringing in the younger Begovic to replace him.
Chelsea sold Cech, 33, to Arsenal for around £10m and plugged the gap by bringing in Begovic, 28, from Stoke for £8m.
James said: “Petr Cech is a very good goalkeeper but he’s not at his best.
“At 33 years of age, there’s nothing to say he can’t get back to the form of Petr Cech at his best though.
“If he does then Arsenal still have one hell of a goalkeeper but Chelsea still get £11million for a 33-year-old with one year left on his contract.
“They have gone out and bought Asmir Begovic, who was sought after by many big clubs and in the last two or three years, Begovic has been up there as one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League.
“(Begovic has) longevity because of his age, and, alongside Thibaut Courtois, you’ve got two of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League with 15-plus years ahead of them.
“For sure, If I was an Arsenal fan I would have been happier to have signed Begovic - £8m for Begovic and £11m for Cech.”
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