Until recently, Chelsea had nine goalkeepers?! Hence, it was only logical to start reducing that number. Accordingly, Kepa Arrizabalaga will join Bournmouth on a one-year loan without a buyout clause. The Spaniard’s decision to move to a much smaller club at first seemed surprising, but the Cherries promised him a place in the starting lineup, and Kepa undoubtedly wanted to return to the biggest stage, which is the Premier League.He’s a Kepa 🧤 pic.twitter.com/AfeiLh2jmP— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) August 29, 2024 The most expensive goalkeeper in football arrived in London in 2018 and was paid 80 million euros to Athletic Bilbao! However, his spell with the Blues was rather disappointing. He was a regular starter during the initial two seasons, then the understudy in the next two, and then again the first choice between the posts before joining Real Madrid on loan last season, where he was far from the starting 11.Chelsea embarrass themselves in Geneva, but qualify on aggregateIn the current transfer window, he also had an offer from Saudi Al-Ittihad, but he turned it down and accepted the invitation to stay in the Premier League. Bournemouth’s coach Andoni Iraola, with whom he was a teammate in Bilbao, guaranteed him the place of first goalkeeper ahead of the experienced Brazilian Neto, and that’s why Kepa accepted the move to Vitality Stadium.Chelsea now have four goalkeepers, with Robert Sanchez as Enzo Maresca’s first choice. Filip Jorgensen, who recently arrived from Villarreal for 24.5 million euros, will be his understudy while the place of the third custodian is still open. The final days of the transfer window should resolve this matter.##NAJAVA_MECA_8305153##
