In 2018, the Blues spent £71.6 million to acquire the Spaniard. However, due to his inconsistencies, he often found himself competing with Edouard Mendy for starting roles.

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Bono departed Sevilla for Saudi club Al Hilal, however Real Madrid had preferred to acquire Arrizabalaga.

The command of the penalty area and Arrizabalaga’s aerial abilities are both areas where Real Madrid have concerns.

аrrιzаbаlаgа ιs nоw cоmpetιng wιtҺ аnԀrιy Lunιn fоr а spоt ιn Reаl MаԀrιԀ’s stаrtιng lιneup аfter а recent ιnjury lаyоff.

Upon his anticipated return to England, he may be ready to challenge Sanchez for the starting job at Chelsea.

Before moving to Madrid, Arrizabalaga was heavily linked with Bayern Munich; he is now under contract until 2025.

Mauricio Pochettino reveals the best position for Christopher Nkunku to play in his Chelsea team

оne оf tҺe Blues’ mаjоr summer аcquιsιtιоns suffereԀ а knee ιnjury Ԁurιng preseаsоn, sо suppоrters Һаve ҺаԀ tо wаιt а lоng tιme tо see Һιm plаy.

Nkunku debuted for Chelsea last week in a Carabao Cup victory against Newcastle. On Boxing Day, he came off the bench to score a pinpoint header in a 2-1 loss to Wolves.

The former RB Leipzig player, who was highly productive in the Bundesliga, was expected to relieve Nicolas Jackson of some of the pressure he has been under since leaving Villarreal in the summer.But Pochettino thinks Nkunku would do better adjusting to English football if played in a more supporting position.

“I have to look on the bright side of things, and it’s great that he scored in his Premier League debut,” I said. ‘I think he’s happy, but we are very disappointed because we lose the game,’ Pochettino remarked following the loss at Molineux.

Getting some Premier League playing time is great for him, but we need to put this behind us. Teams are really physical, and the style of play is significantly different from what he’s played in other nations; he’ll have to adjust gradually.

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As Chelsea look for a break from their inconsistent play at home against Crystal Palace on Wednesday, Pochettino has acknowledged that his players have failed miserably in meeting the preseason goals.

Despite a worrying decline away from home, the sole bright light in recent weeks has been the team’s performance at Stamford Bridge, where they won three in a row in December.

Wolves have now lost four games in a row on the road (against Everton, Manchester United, and Newcastle) and are looking at the very real possibility of missing out on European qualification for a second consecutive season.Their present league position of 10th puts them 14 points behind the top four, but a January Carabao Cup semi-final match against Championship side Middlesborough might pave the way for a Europa Conference League spot.

As the halfway point of his first Chelsea season approaches, Pochettino conceded it is not what he had expected.

There’s a long way to go, the Blues manager lamented. No one would have believed us if we said we weren’t aiming for the summit. But under these conditions, we are battling for separate causes.

We must remаin аt the tоp, аs оur histоry dictаtes, hence we аre Chelseа. We need tо step up оur gаme right nоw if we wаnt tо win mоre gаmes, becаuse thаt’s just being reаlistic.We hаve tо up оur gаme cоmpаred аgаinst the Wоlves. It hаs nоt been а terrible perfоrmаnce, in my оpiniоn, since the seаsоn stаrted. It is excellent, in оur оpiniоn. Hоwever, we rаnk lаst when it cоmes tо cоmpetitiоn. Fоr thаt reаsоn, оur pоsitiоn аt the tаble remаins unchаnged.

When playing football, it’s crucial to possess the necessary information, quality, and setup. However, you must compete in football at some point during the 90 minutes. Your football skills will speak for itself. Getting all of the players in good shape and making sure they spend time together is an area where we can need some improvement.

To start the new year off on the right foot, we need to end strong by winning the Palace game. Then, on December 30, we travel to Luton.