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Kepa Arrizabalaga pronunciation delivered by Chelsea teammate Cesar Azpilicueta

With Kepa Arrizabalaga completing his world record £71 million move to Chelsea, some fans appeared to be daunted by the correct pronunciation of the young goalkeeper's 12-letter Basque surname.

Thankfully, fellow countryman Cesar Azpilicueta -- himself having been in a similar situation upon his arrival at Stamford Bridge -- was on hand to lend an assist by way of an instructive video.

Now you've mastered Dave's (@cesarazpi's) name, it's time to learn how to pronounce our new signing - @kepa_46's name! ud83dude09 #WelcomeKepa pic.twitter.com/4ukQTS1uX8

The name is basically phonetic with a slight Basque flourish, but we suspect that won't stop the Blues faithful from restricting it to a short and simple "Kepa".