Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel is not surprised to see goalkeepers moving for “ridiculously high” fees given the fine line between success and failure.

Brazil international Alisson Becker became the most expensive goalkeeper in history last month when switching Roma for Liverpool for £65million.

That record has fallen again as Chelsea completed the signing of Kepa Arrizabalaga last night after Athletic Bilbao announced that his 80million euros (£71m) buyout clause had been met.

Schmeichel, a Premier League winner with Leicester, is not surprised to see such figures being spent on his position.

“I think generally transfers are ridiculously high at the moment,” he told ESPN.

“It was only a matter of time before goalkeepers would get in on the act, because a good goalkeeper can be the difference between winning the league and not winning the league.

“That’s the market at the moment. I think the Neymar transfer was pivotal to everything.

“Prices became very inflated and from there it was always going to reach every position.

“You saw it with Virgil van Dijk and now with Alisson – the market value has really gone up high.”

Given the current market, the £35m that Premier League champions Manchester City spent bringing Ederson Moraes over from Benfica looks good value just a year on.

“For someone, particularly at that age, to be playing fearlessly as he is, he plays with high risk and his reading of the game is exceptional,” Schmeichel added.

“It’s a trademark of (Pep) Guardiola. You saw exactly how he played with (Manuel) Neuer as well.

“If you can play like that, it means you can press so much higher up the pitch, meaning when the other team does eventually have to kick it long then if it goes over the centre-halves’ heads then you’ve got a guy right behind them.

“He’s basically an 11th outfield player. To be able to play like that is something that takes enormous bravery.

“To know that the line between getting it right and wrong is so thin. Any potential misstep, a fraction of a millisecond too late or too early can be the difference between costing your team. That’s real bravery.

“Last season he was definitely the best goalkeeper in the league, for me.”