Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is closing in on a mortgage transfer to Napoli, based on stories in Italy.
The 27-year-old, who moved to Stamford Bridge in a £71.6 million deal from Athletic Bilbao in 2018, has spent the previous two seasons as Chelsea’s No.2 following the arrival of Edouard Mendy.
In accordance with Gianluca Di Marzio, Napoli are actually shut to achieve an settlement to signal Kepa on mortgage for the upcoming season.
It’s understood that Chelsea have agreed to pay 75% of Kepa’s wage, which is within the area of £150,000 every week.
Chelsea are nonetheless to achieve a closing settlement with Napoli with the Premier League membership requesting two bonus funds of €1.5m (£1.2m) as a part of the deal.
Kepa, in the meantime, is open to the prospect of becoming a member of Napoli, who wish to substitute David Ospina after he left to affix Saudi Arabian membership Al Nassr earlier this month.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are additionally in talks with RB Leipzig over a mortgage deal for Timo Werner.
The ahead is eager to get extra enjoying time forward of Germany’s World Cup marketing campaign in Qatar later this yr and has agreed to take a 50 per cent pay minimize as a way to safe his return to RB Leipzig.
Juventus have additionally expressed an curiosity in signing Werner on mortgage.
Chelsea are additionally open to offloading Billy Gilmour, Ross Barkley, Kenedy and Ethan Ampadu.
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