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Jul 1, 2025, 10:00 AM ET
Arsenal person signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea successful a woody sources person told ESPN is worthy £5 cardinal ($6.9m).
ESPN has reported that Kepa, 30, had emerged arsenic a apical people for Mikel Arteta arsenic a back-up to No.1 David Raya.
Kepa spent past 2 seasons connected indebtedness astatine Real Madrid and AFC Bournemouth, respectively.
Sources told ESPN that Arsenal were besides keen connected signing Joan García from Espanyol, but the 24-year-old joined La Liga champions Barcelona instead.
The Spaniard has joined the northbound London nine connected a three-year contract, which contains a merchandise clause.
He volition deterioration the No. 13 shirt.
Kepa kept 9 cleanable sheets successful 35 games during his twelvemonth connected indebtedness astatine Bournemouth, with the nine having the Premier League's sixth-best antiaircraft grounds successful 2024-25.
He volition regenerate Neto astatine Arsenal arsenic the Brazilian goalkeeper returns to Bournemouth pursuing a twelvemonth connected indebtedness successful northbound London.
Upon completing his power from Stamford Bridge to The Emirates Stadium, Kepa said: "I'm really, truly blessed to beryllium here, truly excited and looking guardant to what is coming.
"The ambition that is shown successful this club, erstwhile I speech with Mikel [Arteta] and Inaki [Cana], however overmuch they amusement maine their tendency to win... I deliberation we are truthful adjacent to winning and, hopefully, altogether, we tin execute it."
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: "We are truly blessed to person Kepa joining us. He is simply a subordinate we know, having travel up against him galore times successful caller seasons. He brings a wealthiness of experience, which his teammates volition payment from, and helium has a existent hunger to win.
"Kepa works hard and volition elevate our levels. I cognize helium volition acceptable successful perfectly, already knowing immoderate of his teammates, and we are truly excited astir his aboriginal with us."
Kepa joined Chelsea from Athletic Club successful 2018 connected a seven-year declaration successful a €80 cardinal ($93m) woody that made him the world's astir costly goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper, who won the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup during his clip astatine Stamford Bridge, bid farewell to Chelsea fans successful a post connected Instagram.
"Thank you Chelsea. After 7 unforgettable years, the clip has travel to adjacent a precise peculiar section successful my life. Chelsea was my home, my family, and the spot wherever I grew some arsenic a footballer and arsenic a person," helium said.
Information from ESPN's James Olley contributed to this report.
