Kepa Arrizabalaga may still have a future in Chelsea after the club has actively triggered a clause in its Bournemouth credit deal according to a report in Spain.
The Spanish shooting stopper, which remains the most expensive goalkeeper in football history, has not played for Chelsea since Frank Lampards Zwauber in 2023. After a loaned season at Real Madrid, in which he lost his starting point for securing the Andriy Lunin option, Kepa lost to Bournemouth in August for another temporary deal.
At that time it was reported that Kepa signed a one-year extension of his Chelsea contract before moving to the south coast and stopping him at the outfit in West London until June 2026.
However, Marca claim that the blues had to trigger an option in business before January 31 to confirm this expansion. Chelsea has properly activated this clause and preventing arrizers from becoming a free agent in summer.
This decision may have been a cynical trick to ensure that you receive compensation for the recruit of 72 million GBP if it is offered for sale in the low season. However, there is also a strong suggestion that the form of arrizica alaga – and the strong decline in the current number one of Chelsea, Robert Sanchez – can open a place between the Stamford Bridge posts.
After a further error authority in the defeat against Manchester City at the beginning of this year, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca showed the first public reservations about the achievements of Sanchez. The Spaniard was then fallen for a victory against West Ham United last week.
No Premier League player made more mistakes that led directly to a goal than the five of Sanchez. Kepa has only committed one. The revitalized Spaniard also has the best savings percentage in the entire division and gave 21 goals in 17 games for Bournemouth – three less than expected, based on the quality and the amount of shots.
Chelsea was connected in the winter window with a late change for the goalkeeper of Borussia Dortmund, Gregor Kobel, but ultimately remained with Sanchez and Secondy Filip Jorgensen.
The blues will also be able to rely on the 19-year-old, Belgian Depotaner Mike Penders if his 17 million pound knife is going through in June, but there is every chance that Kepa will also open next season The Stamford Bridge can reappear.