Kepa Arrizabalaga

[The Skipper 20,609]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

He signed a SEVEN-year contract. SEVEN!

Seven years because of amortisation, to spread the transfer fee over the contract. 70/7 = 10m per season on the books. 

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3 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Seven years because of amortisation, to spread the transfer fee over the contract. 70/7 = 10m per season on the books. 

Actually its 20.22M per season on the books... Amortization has to include the transfer fee as well.

This is close to must not flop territory. 

[Superblue 6,372]

We can all argue about the transfer fee, could it have been spent on another area of the pitch, etc.

The fact is we needed to replace Courtois this summer. His AWOL this week confirms keeping him in his last year of his contract just wouldn't have worked. Yes our team still has areas of potential weakness, and hopefully these are areas which will be addressed in time. But goalkeeper needed sorting now and the club has acted accordingly.

Rather than just trying to plug the gap with a short term solution or a player that the club wasn't entirely sold on but was relatively cheap, we've gone and paid a premium price for someone that we have identified as the man we want regardless of the large fee and hopefully locking down a key area of the pitch for many years with a player who is highly rated and being tipped to be one of the very best around.

They are certainly not immune to criticism but in this instance I think the board should be commended with the bold approach we've just taken.

[The Skipper 20,609]

10 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

Actually its 20.22M per season on the books... Amortization has to include the transfer fee as well.

This is close to must not flop territory. 

Not sure he’s actually on 10m wages a year... don’t believe Matt Law’s wages considering we didn’t wanna pay Courtois that money. Don’t think Kepa’s on 200k a week. It’s probably closer to £15m overall. 

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47 minutes ago, Jason said:

We now have 7 Spanish players in the first team. Our squad seem to be heavily stacked with Brazilians, Spaniards or Belgians at one time or another.

I imagine this was a huge comfort to him. Some players come to the PL and are basically alone. Kepa gets to come in and be surrounded by loads of players he'll know and be able to communicate with. Should also help that Caballero is a Spanish speaker and plays his position.

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

16 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

Actually its 20.22M per season on the books... Amortization has to include the transfer fee as well.

This is close to must not flop territory. 

I think he is talking about the fee being amortized.  I was looking and haven't seen much about what his wages are.  

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2 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Not sure he’s actually on 10m wages a year... don’t believe Matt Law’s wages considering we didn’t wanna pay Courtois that money. Don’t think Kepa’s on 200k a week. It’s probably closer to £15m overall. 

I don't know dude... We triggered a release and made him the most expensive keeper ever. Transfer fee and wages often have a correlation. I think Matt Law is bang on.

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1 minute ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

I think he is talking about the fee being amortized.  I was looking and haven't seen much about what his wages are.  

 

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Just now, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

 

This is where I don't think that the wages Law is reporting are correct.

I can't see him being on higher wages than everyone on this list, except Hazard

https://www.totalsportek.com/football/chelsea-player-salaries/

 

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1 minute ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

This is where I don't think that the wages Law is reporting are correct.

I can't see him being on higher wages than everyone on this list, except Hazard

https://www.totalsportek.com/football/chelsea-player-salaries/

 

I can. I think Kante and Hazard will get raises and no one else deserves to be on big money. I can imagine someone like Fekir would break 200k.

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4 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

I can. I think Kante and Hazard will get raises and no one else deserves to be on big money. I can imagine someone like Fekir would break 200k.

Kante and Hazard are going to get huge raises.  This would still make Kepa the 3rd highest paid player at the club.  Which I can't see.

Maybe he got himself a great deal (good for him).  But, I'm going to remain sceptical.

[Tomo 21,751]

Think this is the first time since 1997 when we signed De Goey that we have brought in a keeper to be #1 immediately.

Cudicini was initially backup, Cech was signed in advance and no one really knew the plan regarding him right up to the teamsheet vs United coming out and Courtois went on loan for 3 years.

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3 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

Kante and Hazard are going to get huge raises.  This would still make Kepa the 3rd highest paid player at the club.  Which I can't see.

Maybe he got himself a great deal (good for him).  But, I'm going to remain sceptical.

I don't think Matt Law would put his neck on the chopping block like that. He's probably overpaid but he also signed him to longer term so he's lost two renegotiation years.

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12 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

I don't think Matt Law would put his neck on the chopping block like that. He's probably overpaid but he also signed him to longer term so he's lost two renegotiation years.

That's a possibility. Maybe he'll be underpaid in 4 years time.

Matt Law was one of the only people saying that Kovacic had an option to purchase in the loan deal.  Might not be on his A-game today.