TalkSPORT: Surprise Champions League club show shock interest in forgotten Chelsea ace | OneFootball

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is attracting interest from Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen according to talkSPORT.

Kepa spent last season on loan at Spanish giants Real Madrid, where he made 20 appearances in all competitions and won a La Liga and Champions League double.

The 30-year-old wanted to make his switch to Los Blancos permanent, but they opted against that and he penned a one year contract extension with Chelsea and joined the Cherries on a season loan.

Leverkusen interested in Kepa

The Spaniard has impressed on the south coast, and he’s put in a series of impressive performances for Andoni Iraola’s side.

Bournemouth are still in with a chance of qualifying for European football, and it’s believed they have taken the decision to make Kepa their number one transfer target this summer.

There’s thought to by a £5m buy option in the deal, whilst there’s also said to be interest from other Premier League clubs.

Kepa has impressed for Bournemouth this season. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

However, Kepa appears to be attracting interest from abroad and talkSPORT have reported Bayer Leverkusen are showing interest.

The report adds Chelsea have no plans to reintegrate Kepa back into the squad, and a move to Leverkusen would guarantee him Champions League football.

Kepa hasn’t played for Chelsea since May 2023, whilst the Blues made him the world’s most expensive goalkeeper back in 2018 when they paid £71.6m for him to replace Thibaut Courtois.

The goalkeeping situation at Chelsea is a bit of a mess currently and it’s believed the Blues will carry out a summer review of the position before deciding if they need to enter the market.

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If they opt against signing a new keeper, the club will pick two goalkeepers from Robert Sanchez, Djordje Petrovic, Filip Jorgensen and Mike Penders.

Petrovic has excelled at Strasbourg this season and in an ideal world will be the number one next season with Jorgensen his back-up, whilst Penders would continue his development on loan at Chelsea’s sister club.