Chelsea put £17m price tag on Real Madrid target Kepa Arrizabalaga

Real Madrid are reluctant to match Blues price tag for Kepa Arrizabalaga

Kepa Arrizabalaga will cost Chelsea roughly £17 million in the summer; Real Madrid will not cover this cost for a backup. Real Madrid is hesitant to extend Kepa Arrizabalaga’s loan, which could affect Chelsea’s ability to make transfers in the future.

Even though Madrid defeated Atletico 5-3, the 29-year-old custodian made expensive errors in the Super Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Despite having a buyout option in the loan agreement, Madrid authorities are growing less and less happy with the Spaniard.

Because Thibaut Courtois is sidelined due to a persistent knee ailment, Carlo Ancelotti is being urged to start the loanee ahead of Ukrainian custodian Andriy Lunin.

Despite his desire to remain at Santiago Bernabeu, Kepa’s exploits have cast doubt on a long-term contract. The custodian, who cost £71 million when he signed with Chelsea in 2018, is the most costly in the world, but his summer contract, which pays £180,000 per week, will expire in just 12 months.

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It will put Chelsea in a difficult bargaining position as they try to get rid of an expensive player who is interested in departing. For the time being, the club is content with Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic.

To improve Mauricio Pochettino’s underperforming team, Chelsea is eager to raise money to buy a striker, left back and central defender during the present January transfer window and in the summer.

But player sales are crucial, particularly now that Chelsea doesn’t seem likely to make it into the Champions League and they have to adhere to the Premier League’s new, stringent Profit and Sustainability rules.

The players Romelu Lukaku, who is on loan at Roma, and Ian Maatsen, a defender who joined Dortmund on loan on Friday and will remain unclaimed, are also for sale.

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