Arsenal have signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea in a deal sources have instructed ESPN is value £5 million ($6.9m).

ESPN has reported that Kepa, 30, had emerged as a high goal for Mikel Arteta as a back-up to No.1 David Raya.

Kepa spent final two seasons on mortgage at Real Madrid and AFC Bournemouthrespectively.

Sources instructed ESPN that Arsenal have been additionally eager on signing Joan García from Espanyolhowever the 24-year-old joined La Liga champions Barcelona as a substitute.

The Spaniard has joined the north London membership on a three-year contract, which comprises a launch clause.

He’ll put on the No. 13 shirt.

Kepa saved 9 clear sheets in 35 video games throughout his yr on mortgage at Bournemouth, with the membership having the Premier League‘s sixth-best defensive report in 2024-25.

He’ll substitute Neto at Arsenal because the Brazilian goalkeeper returns to Bournemouth following a yr on mortgage in north London.

Upon finishing his swap from Stamford Bridge to The Emirates Stadium, Kepa stated: “I am actually, actually blissful to be right here, actually excited and searching ahead to what’s coming.

“The ambition that’s proven on this membership, once I speak with Mikel [Arteta] and overjoy [Cana]how a lot they present me their want to win… I feel we’re so near profitable and, hopefully, altogether, we will obtain it.”

Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta stated: “We’re actually blissful to have Kepa becoming a member of us. He’s a participant we all know, having come up towards him many instances in current seasons. He brings a wealth of expertise, which his teammates will profit from, and he has an actual starvation to win.

“Kepa works onerous and can elevate our ranges. I do know he’ll slot in completely, already understanding a few of his teammates, and we’re actually enthusiastic about his future with us.”

Kepa joined Chelsea from Athletic Club in 2018 on a seven-year contract in a €80 million ($93m) deal that made him the world’s most costly goalkeeper.

The goalkeeper, who gained the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Tremendous Cup and the Membership World Cup throughout his time at Stamford Bridge, bid farewell to Chelsea followers in a post on Instagram.

“Thanks Chelsea. After seven unforgettable years, the time has come to shut a really particular chapter in my life. Chelsea was my house, my household, and the place the place I grew each as a footballer and as an individual,” he stated.

Info from ESPN’s James Olley contributed to this report.