DBasia.news – Liverpool former player Sander Westerveld, mocked up Chelsea’s decision to recruit Kepa Arrizabalaga from Atletico Madrid. According to Westerveld, the player’s quality hasn’t proved yet at the international level.
Chelsea made a surprising move by recruiting Kepa. Not only by his lack of experience, the 80 million euro price tag also considered too expensive.
The amount also brought Kepa as world’s most expensive goalkeeper. Previously, the record was on Alisson Beker when he left AS Roma and joined Liverpool with a £75M price tag.
Kepa Arrizabalaga
The decision made The Blues criticized also from Westerveld, the former Liverpool goalkeeper. The legend assumed Chelsea should get David De Gea.
“Kepa is really very good, but €80m? I do not know if I’d commit that for him, he comes from Athletic, he has no international experience,” Westerveld explained quoted by Nos.
“I would have first tried for (Manchester United’s) David De Gea, but I do not know if that was possible for Chelsea,” Westerveld said.
“I have been calling for years that a striker and a goalkeeper are the most important players in a team. Not midfielders or defenders, keepers have been undervalued and underpaid for years.”