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Arsenal signs Kepa: When will we change our way of life?

1:33pm, 9 June 2025Football

In this season, Arsenal originally wanted to make up for it: in the past year, the Gunners have gone as far as possible on all fronts. They have been entangled with Liverpool in the Premier League until the last moment, and reached the semi-finals in the Champions League, and are also the best performance among the Premier League top leaders. However, since qualifying for the Champions League in the 22-23 season, the Gunners have not won a single championship in the past three years - Manchester City won seven championships during the same period, Liverpool and Manchester United each won two championships, Chelsea, Newcastle, Crystal Palace, and Tottenham each won one championship. For the Kroenke family, such achievements are obviously unacceptable after three years of top investment.

Therefore, this summer, Gunners will definitely fight for the top champion. Arteta also needs to put in more budget for his coach position to consolidate his position. In the middle of this season, Edu jumped to Nottingham Forest next door. Now the Gunners have made up for Berta. After experiencing a dormant winter window, it is time for Arsenal to play in the summer window.

However, unlike other giants' movement trajectories, Arsenal has given priority to strengthening the goalkeeper's position. Previously, their first goal was to play for Espanyol's Spanish goalkeeper Garcia. However, because they were afraid that they would not get too many opportunities to play at the age of needing to increase the ball, the Spanish player was not bewitched by Arteta's PPT. After missing the first goal, Arsenal also quickly got into his PLAN B. According to Romano, the Spanish goalkeeper, the Champions League champion, Kepa, who once played for Chelsea and Real Madrid, has decided to land at the Emirates Stadium, and the cost of obtaining the goalkeeper is only 5 million euros in liquidated damages.

For the Gunners, filling the goalkeeper rotation at this stage is actually a very smart choice: after all, in this summer, the demand for goalkeepers is not large. Before the transfer window opens, only Barcelona and Manchester City need to enter the goalkeepers. Among them, in Manchester City, Guardiola's team will not have too high priority for goalkeepers. In this case, the Gunners entered the goalkeeper market and actually came to buy at the bottom. It only costs a small amount of money. The Gunners can get a high-quality two-goal for rotation.

However, in the position of goalkeeper, the Gunners actually don't have much to rotate: after all, in the past season, Raya has become Arteta's favorite, with steady shots and skilled goal line skills. The player himself has the achievements of saving the team repeatedly in many key games. In terms of combat power, Kepa really cannot squeeze out Raya's main position.

- Of course, I think a little bolder. If Kepa beats Raya this season and officially takes over, Arsenal has changed four goals in the past 6 seasons. The goalkeeper has to trade this strength for such a stable position. Emirates Stadium can consider changing the goal parts to change the Feng Shui...

From the Gunners' perspective, their rotation last season was indeed not enough. Once the team encounters a wave of injuries, the team's system will basically be on the verge of collapse. However, winning the championship cannot be stable, especially for a team like Arsenal that lacks the temperament of a championship. If you want to truly turn over with a championship, the Gunners must be more courageous in the rotation of various fronts, the buying and selling of personnel, and the construction of the system.

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