Kepa signs new Chelsea deal before leaving on loan

Bournemouth have signed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea.

The Spaniard’s contract at Stamford Bridge had been set to expire next summer and in order to facilitate the loan, he has signed an extension until the summer of 2026 prior to the move.

Kepa also spent last season away from the Blues having joined Real Madrid on loan.

He was not part of Enzo Maresca’s plans for the coming campaign and had been left out of Chelsea’s Premier League squad.

Now he will provide competition for veteran Neto on the south coast.