He played for Basconia, and joined Ponferradina. A Basque native, Arrizabalaga began his senior club career with Athletic Bilbao. He is sometimes referred to simply as Kepa.
Pundit hits out at Chelsea star for ‘obsession’ in West Ham clash Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta (born 3 October 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team.Ferdinand slams Chelsea star ‘trying to play perfect football’Ĭhelsea fell to their second defeat of the season at West Ham and now sit third in the Premier League.
With players leaving for AFCON, out of favour stars can emerge as a starting option. Five players who can thrive in the Premier League during AFCON.It was a great weekend for him December 6 2021, 8:49 am Premier League winners and losers is led by Fred!įred tops the Premier League winners and losers."So, I don’t know if history is going to be repeated, but let’s see." December 6 2021, 1:38 pm Leboeuf worried that Tuchel’s Chelsea could collapse like Lampard’s.They ended it by having 'mares at West Ham. Chelsea’s Ballon d’Or duo make weekend’s worst Prem XI…Įduoard Mendy and Jorginho started the week in the Ballon d'Or reckoning.It looks like Arrizabalaga’s time as outright Chelsea number one is more than gone. Sevilla could find themselves with a cheap goalkeeping option for the remainder of the season. It would give the keeper the chance to prove his worth at the top level and also get his confidence back up. But a deal for Arrizabalaga could be good for both the player and the Spanish side. Sevilla currently have keepers Tomas Vaclik and Bono to choose from in their squad. The player was also partly at fault for the Saints’ second goal, following his poor attempted block. Meanwhile, during Arrizabalaga’s last outing he conceded three goals against Southampton. The clean sheet against tough opposition means the Frenchman could now start in their Prem game against Man Utd. Mendy started in their recent 0-0 Champions League draw with Sevilla at home. New signing Mendy has appeared in three games for Chelsea this season in all competitions, the same number as Arrizabalaga. Manager Frank Lampard also has fellow keepers Willy Caballero and veteran Petr Cech in his squad, after the duo made his 25-man Premier League team for 2020/21. The report also reveals that Sevilla are believed to be interested in taking the player on loan for the remainder of the campaign.Ī move would be a stunning turn of events for Arrizabalaga after he joined Chelsea in 2018 for a world record fee.įans thought they had solved their keeper problems when the player joined from Athletic Bilbao, only for him to amass a poor reputation not long afterwards. The Spain international’s situation worsened after Mendy signed from Rennes for £22 million during the recent transfer window.įEATURE: Solskjaer tops Champions League winners and losersĪccording to Spanish source Estadio Deportivo (via Goal), officials at Stamford Bridge will allow the 26-year-old to depart Stamford Bridge this season to rediscover his confidence. Chelsea are reportedly willing to send out-of-form keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga out on loan following the arrival of Edouard Mendy from Rennes.Īrrizabalaga endured a torrid campaign last season after a string of poor performances and mistakes.