Asmir Begovic: Kepa Arrizabalaga can be a huge star at Chelsea for 'many years' - 7M sport

Asmir Begovic: Kepa Arrizabalaga can be a huge star at Chelsea for 'many years'



Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2018 by 101 GREAT GOALS

Asmir Begovic: Kepa Arrizabalaga can be a huge star at Chelsea for 'many years'

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has been singing the praises of Chelsea's new keeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga.

'I think this is someone Chelsea can really build around for many years to come'

Kepa signed for Chelsea on August 9th for a record-breaking £71 million, which surpassed the previous record of £66 million for the world's most expensive goalkeeper which was Liverpool's Alisson.

Begovic told talkSPORT,

"I think he was performing quite well at Bilbao, coming through the ranks there and trying to break into the national team.

"So he's definitely been on the scene for a little while.

"That's just the way the market is going. Some prices are being thrown around and this is the price of doing business these days.

"From Chelsea's view, this is a long term move. It's a seven-year deal and he's at a great age so I think this is someone Chelsea can really build around for many years to come."

Chelsea vs Huddersfield

Chelsea started their 2018/19 season with a trip to Huddersfield.

The Blues were by no means at their best, however, that did not stop them coming away 3-0 winners.

Kepa also made his debut and kept a clean sheet.

N'Golo Kante opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 34th minute when he found himself on the end of one of Willan's crosses, which did show that the Frenchman was playing slightly more up the field under Chelsea's new boss.

New signing Jorginho then doubled Chelsea's lead on 45 minutes via a penalty after Marcos Alonso was brought down by Huddersfield's Schindler.

Chelsea would then kill the game off in the 80th minute when Pedro slotted home their third thanks to an Eden Hazard assist.



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