The transfer window before Chelsea paid €80m for Kepa Arrizabalaga, Real Madrid had the opportunity to sign him for €20m.
That was his Athletic Club Bilbao release clause at the time, and endless claims in the Spanish sport media said a move to Madrid was almost concluded.
Then Zindine Zidane put a stop to the operation, and Kepa renewed with Athletic in a deal which saw his clause rise to the €80m figure.
Given Athletic only sell their key players for the release clause amount, the only way Chelsea could get him was to part with the €80m, even if that was clearly an inflated amount.
The Spanish newspaper reports Kepa doesn’t believe he’ll be given minutes and that the club are seeking a sale. That will be a tough task for the Premier League side, and it’s certain they won’t get anywhere near what they paid for him.
Now the stopper is ‘desperately looking for a way out’, because he doesn’t feel Frank Lampard has faith in him.
