Kepa Arrizabalaga: Real Madrid sign Chelsea keeper on loan

Number one Thibaut Courtois is expected to miss the entire season with a serious knee injury.

Kepa, 28, joined the Blues for £72m from Athletic Bilbao in 2018.

He lost his spot at Stamford Bridge after Robert Sanchez joined from Brighton for £25m this summer.

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