Coach of Top European Giants Eyes Big Move to Sign Chelsea Goalie Kepa Arrizabalaga

Coach of Top European Giants Eyes Big Move to Sign Chelsea Goalie Kepa Arrizabalaga

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM
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  • Kepa Arrizabalaga could be on his way to Italian Serie A side Lazio from Chelsea at the end of the ongoing season
  • Lazio gaffer Maurizio Sarri is said to be interested in the signing of the Spanish goalkeeper who is number 2 at Stamford Bridge
  • Arrizabalaga is not a new man to Maurizio Sarri as they both worked together when the Italian was in charge of Chelsea

Maurizio Sarri who is the gaffer of Italian giants Lazio is reportedly interested in the signing of embattled Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga with the purpose of having reunion.

Before the Italian football manager left Premier League side Chelsea, he worked with Kepa Arrizabalaga at Stamford Bridge winning the UEFA Europa League title together in 2018/19 season.

Kepa became the most expensive goalkeeper of all time when he completed a £72m move to Stamford Bridge from Athletic Bilbao in the summer of 2018.

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Kepa Arrizabalaga in action for Premier League side Chelsea. Photo by Matthew Ashton
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The Blues' chiefs spent big then as they wanted Kepa to be a good replacement for Thibaut Courtois who joined Real Madrid and he is currently their number one.

However, things have not been going on rosy for Kepa Arrizabalaga and Chelsea chiefs were forced to sign another goalie named Mendy and the Senegalese has been the number 1 since he joined.

According to the report on UK Sun and Sports Mole, Sarri is ready to bail Kepa out at Chelsea by luring him to the Serie A at the end of the ongoing season in Europe.

What is the position of Sarri and Lazio on Serie A table?

Lazio are currently not doing badly on the Italian Serie A table as they occupy seventh position with 46 points after 28 games and finishing among the top 4 would be hard for them.

And what of Chelsea's position on the Premier League table?

Chelsea have played 26 games so far this season and are occupying third position with 53 points.

Tuchel slams Chelsea fans chanting Roman Abramovich's name during EPL clash against Burnley

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel slammed fans of the club who chanted the name of owner Roman Abramovich while one-minute applause for the people of Ukraine was ongoing before the Blues clash against Burnley on Saturday, 5 March.

In a usual show of solidarity to the people of Ukraine following the war waged by Russia against the country, both Burnley and Chelsea were urged to have one-minute applause.

But some fans of the Blues, however, chose to do something entirely different as they chanted the name of the owner Abramovich who last week announced plans to sell the club.

This act by the fans has now been greeted with extreme disgust by Tuchel who had some strong words to say in the post-match of the Burnley vs Chelsea clash.

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