Kepa Arrizabalaga, the Chelsea custodian, has been loaned to Bournemouth for a season. The Spain international, who spent the previous season on loan at Real Madrid, was one of the Chelsea players working apart from the first squad.
In 2018, Arrizabalaga signed a £71.6 million contract to join Chelsea from Athletic Bilbao, making him the most expensive custodian in the world. As Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola’s lengthy tenure as a player at the club came to an end, Arrizabalaga rose through the ranks at Athletic.
Although Bournemouth was considering a move for Aaron Ramsdale, the custodian for Arsenal is set to sign a £25 million contract to join Southampton.
“It will provide us the experience he has from playing with Chelsea, Real Madrid, and the pressure that comes with playing in those kinds of games,” Iraola stated of Arrizabalaga prior to the trade being official. It will make the team more competitive.
The outmoded Before leaving for Bournemouth, Arrizabalaga extended his contract with Chelsea to guarantee that his parent team would get the most out of the player. Instead of expiring next summer, his contract has been extended by one year.
Neill Blake, the chief executive of Bournemouth, expressed his happiness at having a player of Kepa’s ability join the team. Additionally, this summer, Bournemouth signed Evanilson from Porto and Dean Huijsen from Juventus.
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