£50m transfer fee, Marina Granovskaia loved as Newcastle want to sign Chelsea star.
NEWCASTLE are desperate to bolster their squad this summer if they can avoid relegation.
Newcastle is desperate to sign Chelsea star Kepa Arrizabalaga this summer – but the Magpies could face a battle to prise him away from Stamford Bridge as he is loved by transfer chief Marina Granovskaia. Newcastle has moved out of the relegation zone in recent weeks after a dismal first half of the season.
Chelsea shelled out a staggering £72million to sign Kepa from Athletic Bilbao in 2018.
The figure is still a record fee for a goalkeeper and he was expected to have a big future at the top of the game.
But the 27-year-old made a string of high-profile mistakes during his early days at the club and confidence in him soon began to wear thin.