Chelsea set to sign Bilbao goalkeeper for a world record £72 million
Chelsea have agreed a deal to bring Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to Stamford Bridge, according to reports.
The Blues have been on the lookout for a goalkeeper to replace Thibaut Courtois who looks likely to join Real Madrid this summer with the Belgian goalkeeper missing training for two days in a row.
Spanish newspaper Marca claims that Chelsea have ‘sealed a deal’ to sign Kepa after they agreed to pay the Spaniard’s £72million (€80million) release clause.
That fee would be more than the current world-record fee for a goalkeeper that saw Liverpool sign Alisson from Roma this summer for £66.8million.
The report continues by saying that the deal for Kepa should be tied up tomorrow when the player flies to London by private jet.
That would mean his first match could be Chelsea’s Premier League opener against Huddersfield over the weekend.
