‘I took wages cut to leave Chelsea’ – Chelsea star ‘took wage cut to leave Stamford Bridge
Chelsea announced a done deal earlier this morning as we race toward the end of the transfer window this week.
This is one completed deal that is likely not even that beneficial to Chelsea in the long run, in addition to being a little perplexing.
There is, however, a significant benefit to this agreement that was also mentioned this morning.
Kepa Arrizabalaga has signed a season-long loan with Bournemouth. It appears that the agreement is merely a dry loan, though, as it contains neither options nor commitments to make the transfer permanent at the conclusion of the season. Chelsea will undoubtedly just want the guy gone and not to return, so that bit is not helpful.
Kepa has extended his contract at Chelsea so the club will avoid losing him as a free agent next summer, and this is where the key positive detail is.
Kepa takes wage reduction
As you can see above, reporter Duncan Castles has claimed that Kepa took wage cut of ‘around 50%’ to play Premier League football by joining Bournemouth.
Kepa was on big wages at Chelsea, so this is a huge plus point that they have at least got those wages down by 50% and wont be such a big hit on their wage bill now.
So although this is not an ideal move overall because Kepa is still officially a Chelsea player, at least there are some positives to it.