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Kepa Arrizabalaga: All about the world's costliest goal-keeper

Kepa Arrizabalaga: All about the world's costliest goal-keeper
Written by Sayak Basu
Aug 09, 2018, 04:17 pm 2 min read
Kepa Arrizabalaga: All about the world's costliest goal-keeper

After Thibaut Courtois refused to participate in training sessions with Chelsea, the Blues knew they had to ship him away. Chelsea, thus, agreed to sell the Golden Glove winner to Real Madrid for €35 million. In a desperate attempt to secure a goal-keeper, the Blues shelled out €80 million for Athletic Bilbao's Kepa Arrizabalaga, making him the world's costliest custodian. But who is Arrizabalaga?

World record
A world record held for 20 days

In July, this year, Brazilian Alisson completed a move from Roma to Liverpool for a sum of €75 million. This transfer had made him the most expensive goal-keeper in the history of sport. He had surpassed the record of Italian legend Gianluigi Buffon, which stood for 6,225 days. However, Arrizabalaga has broken the record in 20 days flat.

Club career
Kepa's club career till now

Kepa joined Bilbao's youth setup in 2004. He started his senior career with Deportivo Basconia, a fourth division club, in 2012. In 2013, he started playing for the reserve team of Bilbao but he was then loaned to Ponferradina and Real Valladolid He made a return in 2016 and since then, Kepa Arrizabalaga has regularly featured for the first team of Bilbao.

International career
Career for the Spanish national side

Kepa was the starting goal-keeper for the Spanish U-19 team, which won the UEFA European Championship. He has made only one appearance for the senior team, in a friendly match against Costa Rica. He was a part of Spain's 2018 World Cup Qualifiers squad in place of an injured Pepe Reina. Further, he sealed a spot in Spain's FIFA World Cup squad as well.

Buyout clause
Kepa has bought his way out of Bilbao

In January, Kepa had signed a long-term contract with Bilbao, which had ensured his stay till 2025. In Spain, a player has to deposit the amount of the buyout to La Liga to release himself from the contract, which then transfers the money to the club. This is why, technically, he had to pay his own buyout clause to facilitate his move to London.

Facts
Other interesting details about Chelsea's new man between the posts

Kepa has been appreciated by the likes of Zidane, who was interested in signing him for Real Madrid. He kept a clean sheet in his debut international match against Croatia, which Spain won 5-0. Fernando Hierro, Spanish manager during the World Cup, considered using him in place of David de Gea, after the United man failed to impress in the first two matches.

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