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Real Madrid have signed ‘s Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan until the end of the season.
His presentation as a Real Madrid player will take place tomorrow afternoon.
It comes after in training which could rule him out until the end of the campaign.
The injury to their No 1 leaves short-stocked in the goalkeeping department with 24-year-old back-up Andriy Lunin the only other option, so Kepa is likely to go straight into the team.
Kepa was missing from Chelsea’s opening-day draw with Liverpool and new signing Robert Sanchez started between the sticks for the Blues.
Real had a list of , including David de Gea and Sevilla’s Yassine Bounou, but opted for 28-year-old Kepa after .
Real Madrid have signed Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga on a season-long loan
Usual custodian Thibaut Courtois suffered a devastating ACL injury that will likely see him ruled out until the end of the season – or at least April
Kepa has done well to rebuild his reputation in football after a mixed spell at Chelsea.
He joined the Stamford Bridge outfit from Athletic Bilbao for £72million in 2018 – a world-record fee for a goalkeeper.
He caused a storm mid-way through his first campaign in England when he for penalty specialist Willy Caballero in the league Cup final, defying Maurizio Sarri’s instructions and infuriating the Italian boss.Chelsea lost on penalties to Manchester City.
After a couple of seasons as Chelsea’s No 1, he lost his place when Edouard Mendy arrived in 2020 and only made 11 league appearances between the 2020-21 and arsenal drakt 2021-22 seasons.
However, last season, he regained his place in the team and relegated Mendy to the bench, going on to have one of the bets save percentages in the league.
