Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was near leaving the membership for Napoli throughout the summer season switch window, however Todd Boehly’s calls for over the deal noticed it fall via.
The Spanish shot-stopper was one of many large performers of the weekend, placing in a terrific show with some unbelievable saves to maintain out Aston Villa in Chelsea’s 2-0 win at Villa Park.
Mason Mount might have scored each objectives to win the sport for Graham Potter’s aspect, however Villa had loads of clear-cut possibilities within the first half and will simply have scored three objectives if not for Kepa’s unbelievable kind.
Writing in his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Kepa was not far-off from leaving Chelsea for Napoli this summer season, with the Serie A giants engaged on a mortgage transfer with the the choice to later make the signing everlasting.
Boehly, nonetheless, was not eager on the construction of the deal, so pulled the plug, in line with Romano, and plenty of CFC followers will now be glad he did.
“Kepa was really near leaving in the summertime as Napoli had been in superior talks with Chelsea over a deal. Ultimately, Todd Boehly didn’t settle for a mortgage proposal with purchase possibility as he solely needed to proceed on everlasting deal,” Romano defined.
“Kepa is now doing nice beneath Graham Potter however I’m positive Edouard Mendy may also be able to compete quickly, so there’s no information on the goalkeepers scenario at Chelsea proper now.”
Chelsea spent large cash to signal Kepa just a few years in the past and he initially struggled at Stamford Bridge, however he now appears to be like the higher possibility than Edouard Mendy.
It’s humorous how issues work out, and Blues supporters will definitely be relieved that Boehly didn’t enable this departure to undergo with out the phrases being precisely proper.
