Simply two years in the past, Kepa Arrizabalaga turned the costliest goalkeeper in soccer historical past after Chelsea forked out greater than seventy million kilos for his companies.

His arrival at Stamford Bridge was met with nice pleasure from the followers as Arrizabalaga had been among the best keepers in La Liga taking part in for his native membership Athletic Bilbao.

Sadly, the Spaniard by no means actually settled in London and after a string of high-profile errors for the reason that begin of his Chelsea profession, he’s now trying nearer than ever to dropping his beginning berth for good.

Frank Lampard started his tenure as head coach for the Blues with the concept to offer Kepa a good likelihood to asset himself and there have been positively some brilliant performances alongside the best way, nevertheless, the interval was marred by a ton of avoidable and foolish errors by the keeper.

This prompted Lampard to twice set up back-up choice Willy Caballero within the beginning lineup and even-handed the veteran Argentine the possibility to play within the FA Cup Closing final season.

Kepa was reinstated because the membership’s first alternative for the beginning of the brand new marketing campaign however has had a nightmare up to now.

His gradual response gifted Brighton a aim in Chelsea’s opening fixture and whereas it wasn’t deadly, his subsequent mistake towards Liverpool proved fairly pricey.

Kepa didn’t clear the ball which gave Sadio Mane the possibility to attain and seal the factors for the Reds.

Regardless of Lampard being gracious in his criticisms up to now, it’s evident that he has made up his thoughts about Kepa and a substitute’s arrival appears to be like to be imminent.

Who Has Chelsea Lined As much as Substitute Kepa?

The membership appears to be like to be on the verge of signing Edouard Mendy from Rennes. The 28-year-old Senegalese had a superb season with the French outfit serving to them clinch Champions League qualification.

Mendy is tall, sturdy, and fairly agile for his top. He instructions the field nicely and is the type of keeper who retains his defenders calm and composed.

On condition that he doesn’t have quite a lot of expertise on the prime, it can most likely take him a little bit of time to settle into the rhythm of the Premier League, nevertheless, Mendy has each likelihood to be successful at Stamford Bridge.

He may not be a long-term resolution however an skilled and low cost choice that appears assured between the sticks is precisely what Chelsea wants in the meanwhile.

What Does It Imply for Kepa Arrizabalaga?

Even when the membership indicators Mendy, I do consider that Kepa will get a couple of extra possibilities this season.

His confidence appears to be like to have utterly disappeared, nevertheless, given how a lot cash the membership spent for his companies, I discover it arduous to consider that we received’t be seeing him within the blue package anymore.

That being mentioned, his downward spiral has continued for therefore lengthy that given the present psychological state that Kepa is in, I don’t suppose he’ll be capable to compete with Mendy both.

Final season noticed him lose his place twice to 38-year-old Willy Caballero who has by no means been an elite keeper however proved to be a really first rate choice when in comparison with Arrizabalaga.

I additionally consider Kepa has misplaced the religion of his Chelsea teammates and as a lot as Lampard desires to emphasize how supportive he’s of each participant, it’s fairly apparent that the keeper’s days with the membership are numbered.

The Spaniard just lately mentioned in an interview that he want to emulate what his fellow countryman David de Gea has achieved within the Premier League.

And everybody who has been following Manchester United up to now few years will know that De Gea himself went by way of a really tough patch.

However this got here after a number of years of terrific performances which made the United stopper one of the crucial vital gamers on the pitch for his workforce.

Kepa doesn’t maintain such a pedigree so even when it’s sure that Chelsea is not going to make a revenue from their funding, they could nicely fast-track his exit particularly if Edouard Mendy proves to be a gradual choice.

I nonetheless consider Arrizabalaga has the expertise to be among the best goalkeepers in Europe however his chapter within the Premier League hasn’t labored out for him.

I’m sure he has not but given up on turning issues round however at this level, the wiser choice could also be to return to a extra acquainted tradition.

And we’d quickly have the possibility to witness it occurring.