Last year Kepa Arrizabalaga flirted with the idea of leaving Athletic Club to join Real Madrid, but ultimately decided to renew his contract with the Basques in January. He penned a new deal through 2025 that also contained an €80 million release clause. Then-manager Zinedine Zidane had a lot to do with Kepa’s decision as the Real Madrid coach continued
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Fans of Athletic Club have been well aware of Kepa Arrizabalaga’s quality for some time now. The rest of the world is just starting to take notice. On Wednesday night the 23-year-old introduced himself to the masses with a world class display against Real Madrid that saw him make nine saves and leave the Santiago Bernabeu in silence. Real Madrid
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Athletic Club were back in training on Tuesday following a grueling match against Real Madrid the previous day. The Lions fought hard and were able to come away with an impressive draw, so manager Kuko Ziganda used Tuesday’s session as a time of recovery for the players that were in the starting lineup. The rest of the team trained normally,
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Athletic Club put on a strong showing at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, playing to a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid. Iñaki Williams opened up the scoring in the first 15 minutes, while Kepa Arrizabalaga continually made great saves to keep Real Madrid off the scoreboard. A deflected goal from Cristiano Ronaldo close to stoppage time saw the home side
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Athletic Club were looking to buck the trend of poor results at the Santiago Bernabéu when they faced off with Real Madrid on Wednesday. Thanks to a beautiful chipped goal by Iñaki Williams they found themselves leading early in the match, but Real Madrid were able to pull level in the dying minutes of the game. It was a great
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Coming off of a disappointing loss to Deportivo, things did not look good for Athletic Club as they walked into the Santiago Bernabeu. The Lions had not won a game there since 2005 and, with Real Madrid in peak form lately, it didn’t look promising for the Basques. Looking past the history, it was clear that Athletic meant business from
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Athletic Club had the perfect opportunity to take a big step forward in their pursuit of European qualification when they hosted Deportivo La Coruña at the San Mamés on Saturday. A win would’ve seen the Lions climb to within five points of their goal, but it wasn’t two be. Two early goals and defensive errors saw the Basques fall 3-2
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At only 23 years old, Kepa Arrizabalaga is on the fast track to become an Athletic Club legend. The Lezama graduate was recently a guest on El Larguero, a radio show on Cadena Ser, and was asked about icon José Ángel Iribar and the possibility of being in the Spain squad for the World Cup. Kepa was quick to point out the
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A lot has been made about the ongoing negotiations between Kepa Arrizabalaga and Athletic Club regarding the keeper’s expiring contract. So far the club has made it clear that they want to place a very large release clause in his new contract and, in response, Kepa wants his wages to reflect that number. As of now the two sides have
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Kepa Arrizabalaga is one of the best young goalkeepers in all of football and it is only natural that other clubs would eventually turn an eye to the 22-year-old. Since making his first team debut last season, the Lezama product quickly earned the starting role in the team and has already become one of the top players in his position
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