Chelsea now prepared to take £55m loss on £150k-a-week player to sell him next summer

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Reports have claimed that Chelsea are now open to letting Kepa Arrizabalaga leave the club on a permanent basis next summer.

According to Defensa Central, the Blues are prepared to settle for a fee of around £17m to sell him, around £55m less than what they signed him for.

Kepa is currently undergoing a loan spell at Real Madrid, after they determined he was the best option to deputise while Thibaut Courtois misses the majority of the season through injury.

The Spain international seemingly didn’t fancy a battle to become the number one at Stamford Bridge, and this emerged after their recent summer transfer activity.

Chelsea prepared to sell Kepa

They signed out-of-favour Robert Sanchez from Brighton, as they looked to get him back to where he was 12 months ago in terms of at the top of the Premier League’s ranks.

The 28-year-old has made it clear since making the loan switch to Madrid that he would like it to become a permanent feature of his career.

Recent reports have claimed that the Blues are not opposed to that being the case either, with it being claimed that they are not going to hold out for too much money to see him leave.

This is despite the extortionate fee they paid to sign him in 2018, with his £150k-a-week salary one they would be keen to get off the books if possible.

It remains to be seen how Kepa will get on at his new club, although it is fair to say that Chelsea supporters were not heartbroken to see him leave this summer.