Arsenal have signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea in a deal sources have advised ESPN is price £5 million ($6.9m).
ESPN has reported that Kepa, 30, had emerged as a high goal for Mikel Arteta as a back-up to No.1 David Raya.
Kepa spent final two seasons on mortgage at Real Madrid and AFC Bournemouth, respectively.
Sources advised ESPN that Arsenal had been additionally eager on signing Joan García from Espanyol, however the 24-year-old joined La Liga champions Barcelona as an alternative.
The Spaniard has joined the north London membership on a three-year contract, which comprises a launch clause.
He’ll put on the No. 13 shirt.
Kepa saved 9 clear sheets in 35 video games throughout his yr on mortgage at Bournemouth, with the membership having the Premier League‘s sixth-best defensive document in 2024-25.
He’ll exchange Neto at Arsenal because the Brazilian goalkeeper returns to Bournemouth following a yr on mortgage in north London.
Upon finishing his swap from Stamford Bridge to The Emirates Stadium, Kepa stated: “I am actually, actually glad to be right here, actually excited and looking out ahead to what’s coming.
“The ambition that’s proven on this membership, after I speak with Mikel [Arteta] and Inaki [Cana], how a lot they present me their need to win… I feel we’re so near successful and, hopefully, altogether, we will obtain it.”
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta stated: “We’re actually glad to have Kepa becoming a member of us. He’s a participant we all know, having come up towards him many instances in current seasons. He brings a wealth of expertise, which his teammates will profit from, and he has an actual starvation to win.
“Kepa works onerous and can elevate our ranges. I do know he’ll slot in completely, already realizing a few of his teammates, and we’re actually enthusiastic about his future with us.”
Kepa joined Chelsea from Athletic Club in 2018 on a seven-year contract in a €80 million ($93m) deal that made him the world’s costliest goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper, who received the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Tremendous Cup and the Membership World Cup throughout his time at Stamford Bridge, bid farewell to Chelsea followers in a post on Instagram.
“Thanks Chelsea. After seven unforgettable years, the time has come to shut a really particular chapter in my life. Chelsea was my residence, my household, and the place the place I grew each as a footballer and as an individual,” he stated.
Info from ESPN’s James Olley contributed to this report.