Chelsea have officially signed Athletic goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on a seven-year deal for world-record fee of €80m. The club have found their replacement for Thibaut Courtois, who was sold to Real Madrid earlier in the day
Chelsea have paid a reported world-record £72 million (€80m/$92m) to sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao as a successor to Real Madrid-bound Thibaut Courtois.
The new fee smashes the previous goalkeeper transfer record, set when Liverpool purchased Alisson Becker from Roma for £65m in July.
The 23-year-old has penned a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge after the Blues triggered a release clause in his Athletic Bilbao contract.
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"So many things attracted me to the club, all the titles the club has won, the other players, the city, the English Premier League," Kepa said.
"It’s an accumulation of things, and I am very glad Chelsea has decided to trust me and to take me in as well."
And director Marina Granovskaia has explained what attracted them to the player as Courtois' replacement.
"Kepa is a talent we have admired for a long time and we are extremely excited about his arrival," said Granovskaia.
"He has already demonstrated fantastic quality and consistency and will be a big part of any success Chelsea have in the coming years.
"His long-term contract reflects the belief we have in him and we look ahead to the coming seasons with an enormous sense of optimism."
Hoydikpryz
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why do people care soo much about the money involve we need him and we got him simple
MãňķaĎeLastBorñ
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kepa welcome to the team You are our De Gea you have become a world class keeper the most expensive keeper of the world it's time for Sarri to become the boss of the Epl
Godvictor
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Better my Arsenal's Emery reacted faster in buying Bend Leno, 😉😂 otherwise we'd be now talking of Smashing these GK world record fees. Which for Arsenal is still a nightmare 😂😂 #Thats the good thing with Emery in transfers 👏💪🙌
the_Z3R3TH
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Here we go again, We could have swap courtois with navas + some cash or we could have bought Pickford/butland/Schmeichel at low cost. And after that we could have spent those 80 million on fekin/pulisic/martial/or any other center forward to strong our attacking depth if we are to play attacking football and wish to compete against city & Liverpool. But after spending that amount of money, means no more big signings anymore this summer. All this time chelsea fans has been asking for attacking players because the attack is our main concern , and the board weren't spending a penny. Now at the closing end of transfer window, they spent 80m for a goalkeeper people hardly know. That's Chelsea board for you.
格子和
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Kepa: I didn't play in a game.The price rose to the first place[Spittongue] Allison: I didn't play in a game.The price fell to second place
Cuucikm
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What a business deal, sold world class well know keeper 35 million, bought unknown keeper 80 million. Well done Chelsea!