According to Athletic’s James McNicolas, Arsenal is reportedly locked up in the final details of Kepa Arizabaraga’s signature.<\/strong><\/p>\n The gunner appears to be signing the Spanish goalkeeper at Chelsea for just \u00a35 million. Players are hoping to move the finishing touches this week at London Colny.<\/p>\n See McNicholas’s post about X (also known as Gunnerblog) about X status…<\/p>\n Kepa looks like a great signature for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta can do with the backup keeper behind David Raya, and his role is now vacant as Neto’s loan spell is over.<\/p>\n Even if Kepa doesn’t play regularly, he is an experienced player who should have a good presence around the club after joining the Champions League-winning campaign in both Chelsea and Real Madrid.<\/p>\n I’ll talk Catch off side<\/em> Recently, Arsenal journalist Charles Watts praised Kepa for signing as a great business.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the Kepa trade will be great once it’s over.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s an absolute steal to land a keeper like Kepa for just \u00a35 million, and to be honest, I’m baffled that it appears that some people are questioning it.<\/p>\n “I can only think of some issues as being another signature from Chelsea. Given what’s happened in the past, in a sense, I just put it on one side and make this deal about what it is and there’s nothing to complain about.<\/p>\n “You’re talking about a keeper with a wealth of experience and approaching his best years as Senior International. He had a very good season with Bournemouth last season before helping Real Madrid win the Champions League while he was there.”<\/p>\n He added: “And remember that he comes in as No. 2. Raya offers to stay healthy and Kepa only plays a handful of games.<\/p>\n “It’s a really good deal at an exceptional price, and the fact that it appears to close early in the summer is really positive.”<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\nCharles Watts praises Arsenal’s Kepa deal<\/h2>\n