Kepa Arrizabalaga will continue to be Mauricio Pochettino's first-choice goalie during his first season as Chelsea manager.
According to Sky Sports, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will continue to use Kepa Arrizabalaga as his starting custodian for the upcoming campaign.
Contrary to rumours that the Blues are in talks to recruit a new custodian this summer, Pochettino, who just joined the team, wants Kepa to be his starter.
Edouard Mendy, though, is not without controversy, and Chelsea might want to offload him during the summer season. Late last year, the international Senegal team did reject a proposal because they thought it was disrespectful.
Mauricio Pochettino, the manager of Chelsea, wants to continue using Kepa Arrizabalaga as his starter.
Kepa himself hasn't exactly glowed in a Chelsea jersey thus far. The Spaniard regained his spot early in the 2022–23 season after being benched in favour of Mendy in September 2020.
But the inability to maintain control in his box is still present, and on occasion, shot-stopping susceptibility can prevail.
It will be interesting to see if Pochettino made this choice because he believes he can get the greatest performance out of Kepa or if Chelsea is more interested in acquiring and offloading players in other areas of the team.
When the preseason begins, the manager will have a lot of work to do on the custodian. For starters, there must be confidence while playing out from the back and control of the box.
The steadiness of a team's custodian is crucial to their performance. Pochettino must raise Kepa's performance if he wants the outfield players to perform well if the team is to do better next season.
Let's wait and watch what transpires in the next weeks in the transfer market. The club is in a crucial period because for this particular window, selling players is just as crucial as signing them.
