Chelsea ‘open to letting £72m flop Kepa join Napoli on loan transfer with obligation to buy’

CHELSEA are reportedly open to letting £72million flop Kepa Arrizabalaga join Serie A side Napoli on loan with an obligation to buy.

Kepa has played just 11 Premier League games in the last two seasons, playing second fiddle to Edouard Mendy.

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Most of the 27-year-old’s appearances have come in the cup competitions, notably playing a key role in Chelsea‘s run to the Carabao Cup final last term.

And according to La Repubblica, Chelsea are open to letting Kepa leave the club on loan – as long as there is an obligation to buy at the end of it.

Italian side Napoli are interested in the keeper, who has a contract at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2025.

Napoli chief Luciano Spalletti would like a keeper to help push and develop current No1 Alex Meret.

There are concerns that Meret could be relegated to the bench if he doesn’t improve rapidly.

And Napoli would like a good shot-stopper waiting in the wings should that happen.

Napoli have looked at a number of other keepers.

Spezia’s Ivan Provedel is someone the club has looked at.

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A loan for Paris Saint-Germain’s Keylor Navas could also be an option for Napoli.

Although, it’s unlikely Navas would be happy to be Meret’s understudy.

Navas lost his first-team spot at PSG to Gianluigi Donnarumma last season.