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‘Kepa knows he can’t outlast Lampard at Chelsea’ - £71m keeper isn’t ‘finished article’, says Green

Kepa Arrizabalaga knows he cannot outlast Frank Lampard at Chelsea, says Robert Green, with patience needing to be shown with the world’s most expensive goalkeeper as he seeks to prove his worth.

The Blues invested £71 million ($86m) in the Spain international when bringing him in as Thibaut Courtois’ replacement during the summer of 2018.

As a player with plenty of potential to still unlock, the plan was to have Kepa fill the No.1 spot at Stamford Bridge for many years.

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Questions have, however, been asked of his form and future, with Frank Lampard taking to dropping him out of the Blues’ starting XI at one stage.