{"id":643187,"date":"2024-07-12T16:48:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T20:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=643187"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T20:48:08","slug":"kepa-leaving-chelsea-fabrizio-romano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/07\/12\/kepa-leaving-chelsea-fabrizio-romano\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Will Leave Chelsea This Summer\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Reveals \u00a3170K P\/W Chelsea Player Will Depart Stamford Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to <\/span>Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a>, Kepa\u00a0Arrizabalaga will leave Chelsea this summer with a possible move to Saudi Arabia or a return to Real Madrid on the cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kepa Arrizabalaga To Leave Chelsea This Summer<\/span><\/h2>\n

Saudi Arabia or Real Madrid Remain Options<\/h3>\n

The update from Romano reveals that “Kepa will leave Chelsea this summer.” He also says that there are no changes possible, with the Spanish international destined for <\/span>pastures new<\/span>. The transfer guru also says that Al Ittihad consider Kepa as a potential signing and a return to Real Madrid is a possibility but only if Andriy Lunin departs the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: \u2018Outstanding\u2019 Chelsea Star Might \u2018Consider His Options\u2019 Over Summer Move After Agent\u2019s Comments<\/a><\/p>\n

The Spaniard has reported for pre-season at Chelsea and is training separately<\/a> from the first team, confirming his future lies away from the West London club. He joined Chelsea as the most expensive goalkeeper in history, and with only one year left on his deal, it seems the Spaniard will <\/span>leave<\/span> for only a fraction of that fee. He spoke about his desire to stay long-term with <\/span>Real Madrid<\/span><\/a> when he joined the club on loan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disappointing Chelsea Stay<\/h3>\n

Kepa joined Chelsea<\/a> on August 9, 2018, for a world-record transfer fee for a goalkeeper, with the Spanish goalkeeper moving to London for \u00a371.6m on a seven-year deal. He also spent the second half of last season as a backup to Andrii Lunin and Thibaut Courtois. Kepa also missed out on a place in Spain’s squad for Euro 2024.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: Manchester United Considering Move for \u2018Experienced\u2019 Chelsea Player<\/a><\/p>\n

He’s endured a difficult spell at Stamford Bridge, criticized by many for his shot-stopping ability and error-prone performances. The Spaniard also missed the 22nd and deciding penalty in the 2022 Carabao Cup final against Liverpool, compounding his often nightmarish spell in West London.<\/p>\n

Kepa leaving will see Chelsea offload a 170k<\/a> per week player from their wage bill and a fresh start could be just what Kepa needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to Fabrizio Romano, Kepa\u00a0Arrizabalaga will leave Chelsea this summer with a possible move to Saudi Arabia or a return to Real Madrid on the cards. Kepa Arrizabalaga To Leave Chelsea This Summer Saudi Arabia or Real Madrid Remain Options The update from Romano reveals that “Kepa will leave Chelsea this summer.” He also says […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":635313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[3,11,7188],"tags":[8611,2578],"class_list":["post-643187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-rumours","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-kepa-arrizabalaga"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643187","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\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}