Arsenal sign Spanish keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea
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Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga has spent the last two seasons on loan, with Real Madrid and Bournemouth.
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- Arsenal signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea after triggering his £5 million release clause on July 1st.
- Kepa, 30, previously played for Real Madrid and Bournemouth on loan, winning La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid.
- He has signed a three-year deal with Arsenal to provide backup for David Raya and will wear the number 13 shirt.
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LONDON - Arsenal have signed Spaniard Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea, the Premier League side said on July 1, with media reporting that the club triggered a £5 million (S$8.7 million) release clause to buy the world's most expensive goalkeeper.
Kepa, 30, joined Chelsea from Athletic Bilbao in 2018 for £71 million, but after winning the Europa League in 2019, the Champions League two years later, and the Club World Cup in 2022, the keeper has spent the last two seasons on loan.
Last season, Kepa was Bournemouth’s regular goalkeeper in the Premier League and in the previous campaign he made 20 appearances for Real Madrid, helping the Spanish club win LaLiga and the Champions League.
Before joining Bournemouth in August 2024, Kepa extended his Chelsea contract until 2026, and has signed a three-year deal with Arsenal, British media reports said, where he will wear the number 13 shirt and provide backup for David Raya. REUTERS
