Official! Real Madrid chooses Kepa to replace Courtois in the goal

Published:14/08/2023 - 13:21h

Updated:14/08/2023 - 13:21h

The Real Madrid has had to alter his leaf of route this summer and this Monday has done it official with the announcement of the arrival of Kepa Arrizabalaga like new goalkeeper of the first team

Kepa Arrizabalaga has been announced this Monday by the Real Madrid as new guardameta of the white team, in an operation of cession by a season from Chelsea, as it detailed the own institution madridista in his official communiqué. With this announcement confirms that the guardameta Spanish will be the reinforcement in the goal of Carlo Ancelotti after the injury of knee of Thibaut Courtois the past Thursday.

"The Real Madrid C. F. And Chelsea FC have agreed the cession of the player Kepa Arrizabalaga, that remains linked to the club during this season, until 30 June 2024", announced the club merengue during the morning of this Monday. Although the Madrid had cleared in several opportunities that his market was closed, the drop by more than six months of his goalkeeper title has done to change the planning.

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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) August 14, 2023

Regarding the guardameta Spanish, his arrival to the Spanish capital gives motivated mainly to the arrival of the Argentinian technician Mauricio Pochettino to Chelsea, where in spite of being headline in the majority of parties of the pre-season, the signing of Robert Sánchez the past 5 August changed his situation completely. The also goalkeeper of The Red is a profile more than the like of the new trainer blue and this left to Kepa in the ramp of exit, having to the Bayern of Munich like the big favourite.

However, the urgency of the Madrid during the end of this last week caused a twist of script for Kepa, such as it revealed the own general director of the Bayern Munich, Jan-Christian Dreesen, during the official presentation of Harry Kane. We had wanted to present to Kepa today or morning like goalkeeper if it had not decided by the Real Madrid", explained. "Kepa is Spanish, is normal that accepted it", said the German director.

The Madrid confronts to an atypical season

With the loan already oficializado, Kepa will share and will compete in the position with Lunin, whose progression in the three campaigns that adds in the first staff merengue allows him consider right now like the headline, being even backed by the own Ancelotti. This same situation surely repeat if the whites look for in the market a new central in front of the injury, also of ligament crossed, of Éder Militao the past Saturday in Saint Mamés.