After the rumors come the confirmations: Athletic Bilbao has formalized with a statement the goodbye of his goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga: «Wednesday, August 8 at 12.02 the Liga has certified the payment of the clause, Kepa has thus met the requirements for the unilateral resolution of the contract that bound him to Athletic ». The note states that the lawyers of the player (formally it is up to the person concerned to pay, and not to his new club) have deposited the 80 million euro of the rescission clause provided for in the contract.
The Spaniard is thus preparing to become the new Chelsea goalkeeper, closing the Bilbao-London-Madrid axis that had opened with Courtois, on a collision course with Chelsea after having asked for the transfer to Real. The Spanish goalkeeper is expected in London already in the afternoon to support the medical examinations and sign the five-year period that will tie him to the Sarri team, and then the Belgian Courtois will realize the desire to go to Madrid. Kepa is already history, and not just for Atletico.
With the record figure of 80 million becomes the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of football, beating the record set just twenty days ago by Alisson, for which Liverpool has paid 72 million euros to Rome.
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