Kepa Arrizabalaga and Dean Huijsen Celebrate (photo of Matt McNulty / Getty Images)
Arsenal seems ready to complete the signature of Chelsea Kepa Arrizabalaga goalkeeper, according to the Gunners expert, Charles Watts.
Write in your exclusive Taken into account Column, Watts praised the prospect of an agreement for Kepa for only 5 million pounds sterling, which, according to him, should be a fantastic affair by Arsenal.
Kepa had trouble finding his best form in Chelsea, but he did a decent job in Bournemouth in the season.
The Spanish shooting would also be just the move to the Emirates stadium as a safeguard of David Raya, so he does not need to be the most exciting goalkeeper in the world.
As a backup, Kepa looks more or less ideal, according to Watts.
Kepa Arrizabalaga at Arsenal Transfer Deal rented by Charles Watts
“I think the Kepa agreement is fantastic if it is done, what it seems,” said Watts.
“Arsenal acted very quickly after it became clear that Joan Garcia would not arrive from Espanyol this summer and that I practically finished a really intelligent business.
“To determine a goalkeeper like Kepa for only 5 million pounds sterling is an absolute flight. I am honestly disconcerted by the way there seem to be who question him.
“I can only think that the problem for some is that it will be another signature of Chelsea. I can understand this in a way given what happened in the past, but when you put this on one side and simply take this offer for what it is, there is nothing to complain.
“You are talking about a goalkeeper who approaches his best years who has a lot of experience and is a senior international. He had a very good season on loan to Bournemouth last season and the season before he helps Real Madrid to win the Champions League while he was there.
“Yes, he had large -scale problems when he arrived in Chelsea for the first time. The transfer fees of the world record were clearly a weight on his shoulders with which he had trouble facing.
“But these days are behind him. He was a good goalkeeper at this level.
“And remember, it comes as n ° 2.. Providing Raya remains in shape, so Kepa will only play a handful of games.
“It’s just a very good deal at an exceptional price. And the fact that it seems to be finished early in summer is a real positive.”
What happened with Joan Garcia?
Watts also gave an overview of the reason why Arsenal did not end up signing another goalkeeper in the form of Joan Garcia d’Espanyol.
He added: “We all know that Garcia was the Arsenal goalkeeper really wanted, but the season he had just done in Espanyol has essentially made an impossible deal to do this summer.
“He was never going to be Raya No. 2. His remarkable progress in the past 12 months have ended Arsenal to obtain it.
“They therefore had to move to other targets and move so quickly for Kepa and enjoying this liberation clause, they showed a lot of us on the market.”
