Arsenal appear to be closer than ever to completing the signing of Kepa Arrizabalaga this summer, following reports that the goalkeeper has agreed to join the club. The Gunners have been in the market for a reliable backup after Neto’s loan spell came to an end and he returned to Bournemouth.
Arsenal Turn to Kepa After Garcia Joins Barcelona
Kepa spent last season on loan at Bournemouth, where he delivered a strong performance as the Cherries came close to securing European qualification. Despite his form, Bournemouth have now released him back to Chelsea and are exploring other options to strengthen their goalkeeping department.
Arsenal had initially been in talks to bring in Joan Garcia, but were beaten to his signature by Barcelona. This development prompted Mikel Arteta’s side to turn their attention to other targets, and Kepa quickly emerged as a top candidate.
The Spanish international is no longer part of Chelsea’s plans, making a move feasible from a financial and sporting perspective. Arsenal are reportedly satisfied with the affordability of the transfer and believe he offers the right profile to support the team next season.
Experienced Addition to Bolster Goalkeeping Ranks
As reported by The Athletic, David Ornstein revealed that Kepa has agreed to join Arsenal and compete with David Raya for the starting position. The move is said to be advancing well and could be finalised in the coming days.
Kepa’s experience is a significant asset. He has previously won the Champions League and other major honours, and his familiarity with Premier League football makes him a dependable addition to the squad. His willingness to fight for a place in the starting eleven demonstrates a strong mentality and will add valuable depth to the Gunners’ goalkeeping ranks.
Should the transfer be completed as expected, Arsenal will have secured a seasoned professional who can step in with confidence when called upon, ensuring they remain competitive across all competitions next term.
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how many goalies has arteta signed now if only he had kept EMI would have saved millions trust mikel….
Try to move on brother. The money is meant to be spent anyway.
Makes you laugh, in this article it says we have won the race to sign Kepa and in an article 3 hrs ago it says Bournemouth could spoil our chances of signing him. Anybody else’s head spinning at the plethora of articles on here about our supposed signings.
Bournemouth, if their loan agreement has such an option, could exercise it (£5 mil at most ?) then turn around and sell to Arsenal for £10 mil.
We desperately need two top hungry Strikers…So much false transfer news in the press…Would be good to see the back of injury prone and non performing players. (Too many to mention). Great to see some new pro-active players that hit the road running like Sanchez, Rice and White have done.
Derby de la Espana. Catalan v Basque. Bilbao v Barcelona. These all happens at Arsenal North London England. Ramsdale and Neto exited quietly but not now as the real uproar begins this August onwards. I wish similar battle for starting berth happened in all positions with no one assured of his place esp Saka who easily regained his place uncontested after 3 months out through injury.
If the deal goes through, it would be a very good deal for all concerned, a very very rare deal with Chelsea.
Is this the keeper that refused to come off when playing at Wembley, or am I getting confused with another chelsea keeper?
Yep, that’s him. Hardly his finest moment but he seems to be a good professional now.
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I think Kepa will be a good signing. Had a decent season at Bournemouth and provides all you’d need from a number two goalkeeper. Experienced at the highest level and is a good passer so we won’t need to change how we play with him in goal.We could use him in cup games to rest Raya.This signing would also allow our young goalies like Setford to develop and be ready to take over in a couple of years.
Pretty astute signing really. Given his status, availability and price I’m surprised there’s not more clubs in for him to be honest.
Both goalies are almost same age 30. Kepa tbh will not be coming to be a sub. He’s cocky defiant outspoken as he had shown it with Chelsea refusing to come off in a cup final (Caballero) which cost Chelsea that cup. Kepa a 72m goalie, Raya 30m. He’ll do everything to dethrone Raya. We can say Arsenal now have 2 no.1s.
Which is rather unnecessary if that’s the case. Ramsdale was a number one and it didn’t lead to cup games etc
Kepa proved himself to be a very good keeper during his time with Bournemouth and he will provide real competition for Raya who is not without his frailties.
That will be 2 keepers “not without
frailty ” then.
Kepa wants to use Arsenal as a vehicle to get back to Spain team for the upcoming WC 2026. Raya had lots of his own howlers from back passes, delay to clear, passing wrongly to opponents, poor timing & positioning but his sub Neto did not pose any threat to take his place presumably due to Neto’s older age and Arteta not trusting Neto. Not this time around with Kepa. Once Kepa holds the first place it would be harder for Raya to regain it. On aerial balls and crosses Kepa is better. The gap between Raya and Kepa is too narrower/finer than with Ramsdale who had the tag of misfortunes with relegated teams.