DBasia.news – Support was given by Robert Green to Kepa Arrizabalaga. He said that the Spanish goalkeeper could be a formidable goalkeeper for Chelsea next season.
In 2018, Chelsea made a surprising decision. They broke the record for the world’s most expensive goalkeeper by redeeming Kepa from Athletic Bilbao.
But later rumors circulated that Kepa would be dismissed this summer. That was indicated by Lampard’s decision to reserve Kepa, after the goalkeeper appeared inconsistently with MU.
Green himself believes that Kepa can still be successful at Chelsea. “Kepa received a long-term contract at Chelsea and I want to see him stay,” Green told talkSPORT.
Green said that Kepa’s career was similar to De Gea’s situation when he first joined MU. De Gea is said to have performed poorly at the beginning of his career at MU, but he developed into one of the best EPL goalkeepers today.
“The situation for Kepa is similar to how David De Gea started his career at United.”
“In the beginning, De Gea was completely destroyed. But thanks to the harsh situation, he then was able to be one of the best in the last decade.”
Furthermore, Green has a theory on why Kepa’s performance has not improved to date. He considered that the goalkeeper had been too exhausted and also burdened with the value of the transfer which caused his performance to be unstable.
“He is great at playing his feet. But I think it’s understandable if his performance declines as he played too much last season.”
“He is also burdened with the price tag, so many people think that his ability is just that much. I think a goalkeeper can still develop when he is 25 years old and I think Kepa can be even better.” he stated.
According to rumors, Kepa himself did not want to leave Chelsea this summer.
He wants to fight to convince Lampard that he is the right goalkeeper for the Blues.