The most expensive goalkeeper in history is for sale

Kepa Arrizabalaga is in the market. According to the prestigious media Guardianthe Chelsea is open to listening to offers for the Spanish goalkeeper ahead of the summer transfer market. For his part, the former Athletic Club player is also willing to leave, especially if he loses ownership again with Mendy. He has already won over the ‘blue’ fans, but he has the handicap of being a substitute and taking risks such as losing his place in the National Team or not getting to enjoy the first level for several more years.

Tomas Tuchel has enjoyed the best mission of what was once the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of football. She has done it in the last few weeks, exclusively. That has been possible thanks to the fact that the usual starter went to the African Cup. In this way, Kepa provisionally recovered the gap in elevenbut everything indicates that he will lose it again due to the fantastic level that his rival Mendy has always shown.

The competition between them is healthy and it is difficult to find a club in the world with such well-covered backs. Precisely for this reason, Chelsea knows that something is wrong in that equation. Kepa is the goalkeeper of the cups, but he is still young and knows that he has a number 1 next to him. For his part, the entity is willing to make more moves in the market, after Havertz, Ziyech or Lukaku have not worked as expected or it is urgent for him to sign central defenders due to the disbandment of contracts in June. In other words, he needs cash and the goalkeeper is one of the members of the squad who can give him the most.

Would there be any option to turn the situation around? Hard. It’s more, Mendy was named at The Best gala as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2021. Against that, Kepa has little to do, despite the fact that has improved his level considerably to that of his first stage at Stamford Bridge. The titles of the national goalkeeper have come in handy for the Chelsea board, which already dreams of recovering an important part of the investment made for him.

But there is a big problem. The market it could have is unknown, since most European teams already have a top-level goalkeeper or prefer to be heavily invested by other players. on the horizon, there is the possibility of Bayern Munich, due to Manuel Neuer’s experience, or even a return to Spain due to the drop in performance of Ter Stegen or Oblak. Be that as it may, Guardian points one of the bombs of the market: Kepa is sold.