Bournemouth set to loan goalkeeper Kepa from Chelsea

Bournemouth person agreed a season-long indebtedness woody for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

The move is expected to extremity Bournemouth’s liking successful Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale, while Mark Travers whitethorn now time off nan nine earlier Friday’s transportation deadline.

Kepa, 29, has besides extended his statement astatine Stamford Bridge until nan extremity of nan 2026 season.

His woody was owed to expire successful June 2025 which would person allowed him to time off Chelsea connected a free transportation astatine nan extremity of his indebtedness spell pinch nan Cherries.

Kepa remains nan world's astir costly ever goalkeeper having moved to nan Blues successful 2018 from his boyhood nine Athletic Bilbao for £71m.

He has been training, on pinch 14 different players, distant from head Enzo Maresca's first-team squad and is believed to person nary early astatine Stamford Bridge.

The Spain world spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Real Madrid, wherever he made 20 appearances arsenic a replacement for an injured Thibaut Courtois, winning La Liga and nan Champions League.

Real head Carlo Ancelotti had been willing successful re-signing nan Spaniard but it was limited connected Andriy Lunin leaving nan club.

Kepa besides rejected a imperishable move to Saudi Pro League nine Al-Ittihad successful July.

Meanwhile, Chelsea person signed teenage Belgian keeper Mike Penders for £17m from Genk but he will not subordinate nan nine until nan opening of adjacent season.

And Saudi Pro League nine Al-Ettifaq, who are managed by Steven Gerrard, are successful precocious talks to motion versatile attacker Harvey Vale from Chelsea. A club-to-club statement is broadly successful spot but Vale must now determine whether to make nan move.