Chelsea New Goalie, Edouard Mendy Reveals Kepa Wished Him Luck After Debut

Chelsea’s new goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has insisted that there is no bad blood between him and Kepa Arrizabalaga in the Blues camp.

Kepa has fallen out of favor at Stamford Bridge under Frank Lampard and lost his place in the starting team to the French stopper, who joined from Rennes for £22million in the summer.

The Spaniard has been on a long run of poor form, but that hasn’t stopped the £72million flop showing support for the new arrival.

Mendy insisted that the Chelsea squad is a ‘united team’ as he continues to settle in at Cobham Training Ground learning from Blues legend Petr Cech. ‘Before my first match, he absolutely wished me good luck. He never holds back if he thinks he sees things that I might have missed, just as Willy Caballero does as well. It’s great that we have a united team, the three of us. It is good for us and good for the rest of the team.

The 28-year-old, who made his Premier League debut in a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace, said that Kepa’s struggles did not influence his decision to move to England.