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Kepa Arrizabalaga Has Reacted To Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy Deal by Oldboss(m): 8:28pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
Kepa Arrizabalaga is ready to fight Edouard
Mendy to be Chelsea’s number one as the
Blues look to wrap up a deal for the
goalkeeper – though Rennes insist the
transfer is far from done.
The Senegal international has emerged as
Chelsea’s top target to replace Kepa, with
the 28-year-old having been personally
recommended by Petr Cech, who played for
Rennes before moving to west London.
Although Chelsea have failed to land the
big-name goalkeeper they were hoping for
– having been linked with Jan Oblak and
Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Mendy’s looming
arrival has created serious question marks
over Kepa.
The Spaniard was dropped for two
significant periods by Frank Lampard last
season, replaced by veteran Wily Caballero
each time, with the Chelsea boss having
significant concerns over the £71.6million
signing.
But, according to The Telegraph’s Matt Law
on the London is Blue podcast, Kepa has no
intention of leaving Chelsea and is happy to
stay and fight for his place with Mendy.
Kepa’s camp feel he would relish and even
benefit from the increased competition for
a starting spot and there is little suggestion
that he would ask to leave Chelsea,
particularly as he still has a good
relationship with Lampard.
Once the Mendy signing is wrapped up,
though, Chelsea would consider cashing in
on Kepa – but there’s a major problem in
that so far they have received no interest
from other clubs.
One big stumbling block is that Kepa cost a
world-record fee and few clubs could come
close to paying a fee similar to that £71.6m
in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,
particularly clubs in La Liga.
Chelsea would want much of that transfer
fee back and the fact they have not signed a
more established, expensive, superstar
keeper to be the undisputed number one
suggests Kepa still has time to save his
career at the club.
Rennes, meanwhile, have batted away
suggestions that Mendy will be picked up
for a bargain fee, with club president
Nicolas Holveck insisting the two sides are
still some way apart in their valuation –
though Mendy is eager to join Chelsea.
Speaking at a press conference on
Wednesday, Holveck confirmed: ‘Yes there
are discussions that have been initiated
with Chelsea, no agreement for the moment
– far from it. We know the value of the
player and the man, I am unable to tell you
what will happen.
‘For a transfer to take place, the agreement
between the three parties is necessary. I
can understand Edouard’s desire, he told us
about his desires, it’s part of the transfer
window. He is not in the worst club in
Europe either. He can also play in the
Champions League if he stays here.’ |
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