Chelsea
has completed the signing of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao
for a world-record fee of £72million.
The
23-year-old has put pen to paper on a seven-year deal at the Blues and will be
the club's No 1 following the departure of Thibaut Courtois, who has sealed a
£35million move to Real Madrid on a six-year deal.
Kepa's
deal now makes him the most expensive goalkeeper in the World, followed by
Brazil's Alisson who Liverpool paid £66.8m for last month.
On
moving to Stamford Bridge, Kepa said: 'It’s a very important decision for me,
for my career, and also for my personal life.
'So
many things attracted me to the club, all the titles the club has won, the
other players, the city, the English Premier League.
'It’s
an accumulation of things, and I am very glad Chelsea has decided to trust me
and to take me in as well.’
Director
Marina Granovskaia added: ‘Kepa is a talent we have admired for a long time and
we are extremely excited about his arrival.
'He
has already demonstrated fantastic quality and consistency and will be a big
part of any success Chelsea have in the coming years.
'His
long-term contract reflects the belief we have in him and we look ahead to the
coming seasons with an enormous sense of optimism.’
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