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Whelan begs Chelsea to allow Blues star leave club
<h4><span style="font-size: 20px;">Noel Whelan, a former striker for Leeds United, has advised Chelsea to let Kepa Arrizabalaga depart this summer because he is wasting time by sitting on the bench.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">Kepa should leave Chelsea as soon as feasible, in Whelan&#8217;s opinion, before his worth at Stamford Bridge declines.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">When Kepa moved from Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea in 2018 for a whopping €80 million, he set a new record for the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of the sport.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">Unfortunately, his time at the west London club has so far raised more questions than it has answered due to a string of poor performances and inconsistent play in goal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">Currently, the Spaniard is Edouard Mendy&#8217;s backup in Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s goalkeeping hierarchy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">&#8220;Players with his sort of stature and price tag cannot be number two,” Whelan told Football Insider.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">“He won’t be happy with his place as a second fiddle at Chelsea right now. He will want to feel like a number one again – and hopefully, the club will let him have that opportunity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">“I don’t think the club will stand in his way. Someone of his age and quality is wasted sitting on the bench.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">This summer, Kepa caught the attention of Lazio, and Whelan has pleaded with Chelsea to let him join the Italian Serie A side and take advantage of his rising worth.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">&#8220;If he is not going to be number one, Chelsea may as well try and capitalize on his value going up if he has a good season away at Napoli,” Whelan added</span></p>