Kepa Arrizabalaga is sweating on his place in the World Club Cup final in Abu Dhabi on Saturday despite his outstanding performance in the semi-final and his fine form deputising for Chelsea while Eduoard Mendy was away winning the African Nations with Senegal.
But the Basque keeper has made a strong case to be retained after changing his style under the guidance of Chelsea goalkeeping coaches Petr Cech and Henrique Hilario and Chelsea will struggle to keep him this summer as a No 2, with a move back to Spain likely given recent form.