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Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Real Madrid have signed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea, the Spanish club have confirmed.<\/p>\n

Madrid moved for Kepa, 28, after first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois suffered an ACL tear in training last week.<\/p>\n

Courtois is expected to be unavailable for around seven months, meaning backup option Andriy Lunin started in Madrid\u2019s 2-0 LaLiga win away at Athletic Club on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Kepa was previously on the verge of joining Madrid from Athletic in January 2018, but a change of plans saw the club opt to sign Courtois later that year.<\/p>\n

Kepa then replaced Courtois at Chelsea in a record \u20ac80 million ($87.6m) deal for a goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

The Spain international had difficult five years at Stamford Bridge. He was first choice for his first two seasons but lost his place in the team to \u00c9douard Mendy, and then regained it for much of the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n

Chelsea signed Kepa\u2019s Spain teammate Robert S\u00e1nchez from Brighton as their new No. 1 last week.<\/p>\n

Courtois\u2019 long-term injury saw Madrid move quickly to identify an experienced, affordable replacement.<\/p>\n

ESPN reported that coach Carlo Ancelotti initially favoured signing Sevilla\u2019s Morocco international Yassine Bounou, but his club\u2019s financial demands and his involvement in January\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations weighed against him.<\/p>\n

There was no consensus at the Bernabeu over a move for David de Gea \u2014 who left Manchester United this summer \u2014 and Kepa soon emerged as the favourite.<\/p>\n

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