Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga linked with sensational reunion with former boss Maurizio Sarri at Lazio

Updated 14/01/2022 at 17:13 GMT

Now second-choice at Stamford Bridge, Kepa Arrizabalaga could be offered an escape route with former manager Maurizio Sarri said to be interested in bringing the goalkeeper to Lazio. A loan deal is most likely and the Serie A club would require Chelsea to pay a large chunk of his £170,000 wage.

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Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been linked with a sensational reunion with former manager Maurizio Sarri at Lazio.

The 27-year-old has been Thomas Tuchel's second-choice goalkeeper since Edouard Mendy joined the club in September 2020, although he will stand in for his team mate who is currently on international duty with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.

With Kepa desperate to represent Spain at the Qatar World Cup, playing regular first team football is essential, and according to The Athletic, reports linking him to Lazio have 'some merit'.

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Kepa and Sarri had a very public falling out when the goalkeeper refused to be replaced in the 2019 Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City.

However, it appears that has long been forgotten and Sarri could make a move for Kepa with a loan transfer most likely.

Kepa still has three and a half years left on his £170,000 a week contract. Lazio would require Chelsea to "pay a large amount of his wages as part of any move", the report states.

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