It appears that Spanish goalkeeper Kiba Arezabalaga, the most expensive goalkeeper in the world, will not play again with the Blues.
England coach Frank Lampard will keep the former Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper - who moved to the London team in the summer of 2018 for about 80 million euros - on the bench in the UEFA Cup final against Arsenal next Tuesday, and the Argentine, 38-year-old, will take over.
And Kiba, 25, may not play in the second leg of the Champions League final against Bayern Munich, Germany on August 8, and the first leg ended with Bayern's victory in "Stamford Bridge" with three clean.
According to British media reports, Lampard placed Kiba on the transfer market and began to search seriously for an alternative, with several options including: Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid), Nick Pope (Burnley), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), and Roman Burke (Borussia Dortmund) ).
Kiba did not participate in the last game of Chelsea in the Premier League, which he won against Wolverhampton last Sunday with two goals without response, and was replaced by Capiero.
The numbers indicate that Kiba is going through a disastrous season, as:
- He blocked just 53.5% of the shots on goal in the Premier League, the worst for a goalkeeper in major European leagues.
- Shoved only 50% of the shots on target in the Champions League, the worst in the Parent continental competition.