{"id":626344,"date":"2023-08-11T06:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T10:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626344"},"modified":"2023-08-11T06:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T10:49:54","slug":"bayern-munich-open-talks-for-kepa-arrizabalaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/11\/bayern-munich-open-talks-for-kepa-arrizabalaga\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Concrete Name\u2019: Bayern Munich Submit Official Bid for Chelsea\u2019s \u2018Resurgent\u2019 Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1689170143937540096?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> confirmed earlier in the week that Bayern Munich have added Kepa Arrizabalaga to their shortlist of goalkeepers. The German club has been on the market to bolster a position that&#8217;s been plagued with injuries and departures over the last year. The latest update from Sky Sports journalist, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1689623995346276352?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florian Plettenberg,<\/a> is that the Bavarian side have submitted an official bid for the player.<\/p>\n<h2>Bayern Munich Eye Kepa Arrizabalaga to Bolster a Weak Spot<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2757\ufe0fExcl. News <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kepa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Kepa<\/a>: FC Bayern has submitted an official offer to Chelsea! <\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f It\u2019s about a one-year-loan with an option to buy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySportDE<\/a> \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZWYtYZO7n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JZWYtYZO7n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1689623995346276352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Bavarians\u2019 New Goalkeeper Search Amidst Neuer Injury<\/h3>\n<p>The search for a new goalkeeper is in full swing at the Allianz Arena-based club following the long-term injury to club captain, Manuel Neuer and the departure of Yann Sommer. The German international broke his leg during the course of last season in a skiing accident and hasn&#8217;t featured since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/09\/david-raya-brentford-arsenal-loan-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Said Goodbyes Today\u2019: Arsenal Set to Acquire \u2018Top-Class\u2019 Bayern Munich Transfer Target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The news within the media is that the club legend needs more time to recover. He is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kerry_hau\/status\/1688853850856296448?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not expected<\/a> to be back in action for the foreseeable future. This puts the German giants in a dire state and acquiring a new shot-stopper is of utmost importance.<\/p>\n<p>The club has been exploring the market to cover the keeper position and the Chelsea man has emerged as the latest option.<\/p>\n<h3>Bundesliga Champions Submit an Official Offer for Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/h3>\n<p>The Spanish goalkeeper is the latest name discussed to solve the goalkeeper conundrum of the Bundesliga champions. Plettenberg reported that Bayern have submitted their initial offer to the Blues for Kepa.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, it is a one-year-loan offer with an option to buy. Geronimo Rulli of Ajax and Yassine Bonou of Sevilla are the other two names being discussed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s Secret Strategy for Chelsea Success<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poch&#039;s Secret Strategy for Chelsea Success\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1ol0guPjyE?start=54&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Thomas Tuchel Recommendation: Match Made in London<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1689170143937540096?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> it was the former Chelsea manager who suggested Kepa to the club&#8217;s hierarchy. The German believes that the 28-year-old will be a good fit at the club and will help in solving their issues.<\/p>\n<p>The duo had worked together in the past during the manager&#8217;s stint with the Blues, which gives more weight to his suggestion of the player.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/08\/manchester-city-kyle-walker-will-stay\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Star Set to Stay After Being Persuaded by Pep Guardiola \u2013 Amid Interest From Bayern Munich<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish international did not enjoy the best start to his career in the Premier League. His initial days were plagued with horrific mistakes. However, the 6&#8217;1&#8243; keeper has resurrected his career and made massive improvements, giving him the label of\u00a0 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/20128522\/resurgent-chelsea-star-kepa-full-of-confidence-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;resurgent&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0player<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrtopf\/33120562\/in\/photolist-3VKAb-2nxzjTP-c1ANs5-Ha1miw-4m5ubJ-qkDfZA-2gsbRva-4m1sDv-RAB1YA-gCizy6-4m5uM7-7yZBLP-4m1skM-ghAm4Z-3j6NA4-25dyT2E-2nxBN88-XKmcb2-Py5UQX-FPsCt-4sFyH4-rPrLzG-pSw7Dz-pep5UL-pfjs7S-7z4nQo-7yZAG8-2v2EuU-7z4oh9-7WgFJu-pTEz4h-2476oV6-7Wx183-ghApJq-e6UQDw-2476p6g-25JgrRr-7hyuu4-aj9S45-5Gf7md-pen4vY-7XFXTN-qbmiBB-q8XnD3-232aC9J-qbmhF8-e6UQLj-a7KFDH-frVhcw-4m1s1M\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Scholz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano confirmed earlier in the week that Bayern Munich have added Kepa Arrizabalaga to their shortlist of goalkeepers. The German club has been on the market to bolster a position that&#8217;s been plagued with injuries and departures over the last year. The latest update from Sky Sports journalist, Florian Plettenberg, is that the Bavarian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4733,"featured_media":625793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1364,4,11,3,7188,28],"tags":[9709,8611,2578],"class_list":["post-626344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bayern-munich","category-bundesliga","category-chelsea","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-transfers","tag-bayern-munich-transfer-rumours","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-kepa-arrizabalaga"],"modified_by":"Delight Wellington","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4733"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}