Premier League facet Bournemouth need to hold Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on the membership completely subsequent season.
Kepa returned to Chelsea final summer time, , within the 2023/24 season.
Nevertheless, he was rapidly added to an inventory of potential departures as new Blues boss Enzo Maresca regarded to dump gamers that didn’t meet his plans.
Kepa was informed he might transfer on, however the Spanish worldwide opted in opposition to a switch away from Stamford Bridge, with a mortgage to Bournemouth ultimately agreed.
The previous Athletic Membership stopper has impressed in between the posts for Andoni Iraola’s crew as his profession appears to be like revived with the Cherries.
Regardless of his fall from first crew prominence at Chelsea, Kepa stays the costliest purpose keeper in historical past following his €80m transfer from Bilbao in 2018, and he can be on the transfer once more in 2025.
Bournemouth are pushing arduous for a primary ever European qualification spot within the season run-in and Iraola desires Kepa to be a part of the journey in the event that they make it there in 2025/26.
Kepa nonetheless has a 12 months left on his contract at Chelsea, however studies from the point out a deal may very well be struck to settle his wages, with Bournemouth paying a portion of that as an alternative of a switch payment.
His place again at Chelsea is unchanged, regardless of Maresca’s struggles to achieve a stable No.1 with Kepa’s fellow Spaniard Robert Sanchez struggling and Filip Jorgensen not convincing the supervisor.
A everlasting transfer to Bournemouth might additionally put Kepa again on Luis de la Fuente’s Spain radar together with his final worldwide look coming in 2023.
Unai Simon and David Raya are presently battling to be first selection, , that means Kepa must accept a again up spot, if he was reintroduced to the squad.
