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Unai Simon: 7 Things to Know About the Athletic Club Keeper Wanted by Real Madrid

Two years after Real Madrid were heavily linked with (but ultimately did not sign) Kepa Arrizabalaga, Los Blancos may be going back to Athletic Club in search of a new keeper, with 22-year-old Unai Simon the latest supposed target.

It was reported that Madrid had all but sealed a €20m deal to sign Kepa for January 2018, before manager Zinedine Zidane apparently put his foot down over the transfer to stick with Keylor Navas.

Six months later Real Madrid signed a new keeper anyway in the form of Thibaut Courtois, while Kepa replaced the Belgian at Chelsea for a world-record £72m.