Thibaut Courtois suffered a serious injury at one of Real Madrid’s training sessions, but the Blancos reacted quickly and signed Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, the new goalkeeper of Real Madrid.

Thus, Real rented Kepa from Chelsea until the summer of 2024.

In 2018, Kepa became the most expensive goalkeeper in history after the Londoners paid 80 million euros for the transfer of the Basque from Athletic Bilbao.

Thibaut Courtois suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and Carlo Ancelotti relied on Ukrainian Andrii Lunin in the first match of LaLiga (2-0 against Athletic Bilbao).

Know:

• According to Transfermarkt, Kepa is quoted at €18 million. He defended the goal of Chelsea 163 times.

• “Chelsea” transferred Robert Sanchez from “Brighton” this summer (€23 million).