With the justice, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga became the 8th player from Chelsea to Arsenal in the Premier League era. Before Kepa, the following faces had followed this route.
Willian (2020)
Wing expert Willian was quite successful at Chelsea when he won 5 titles in 7 years of wearing the Blues. However, at Arsenal he did not do the same thing. In 37 matches for Arsenal, this Brazilian player only scored 1 goal and contributed 1 assist.
Lassana Diarra (2007)
After 2 years of dedication to Chelsea, midfielder Diarra moved to Arsenal in the summer of 2007 but he only stayed here for half a season. Before being sold to Portsmouth for 5.5 million pounds, this French player played 13 matches for the representative of the north of London.
William Gallas (2006)
When he left Chelea in 2006 and signed a 4 -year contract with Arsenal, the versatile defender William Gallas was honored to take over the previous No. 10 shirt belonging to Dennis Bergkamp. In the 2007/08 season, Gallas was also carried by Arsenal captain's armband, in the context that many people believe that this position should be of midfielder Gilberto Silva.
David Luiz (2019)
Buy from Arsenal from Chelsea in 2019 for 8 million pounds, center -back David Luiz helped the Gunners win the FA Cup 2019/20 and the 2020 UK Super Cup. In 2021, Luiz left the Emirates on a free transfer after a continuous period of health problems.
Jorginho (2023)
Failure to recruit Moises Caicedo, coach Mikel Arteta has just turned to Jorginho and finally brought this Italian player from Chelsea to Emirates. To complete the deal, Arsenal had to pay a 12 million -pound neighbor's neighbor.
Petr Cech (2015)
Thanks to the sale of goalkeeper Petr Cech to Arsenal in 2015, Chelsea earned 10 million pounds of transfer fee. At Arsenal, Cech played 139 matches and had 54 clean sheets.
Kai Havertz (2023)
After scoring to help Chelsea win the Champions League 2020/21, midfielder Havertz moved to Arsenal in the summer of 2023 for £ 65 million. Last season, Havertz did not play regularly due to injury. Even so, he was still the number 1 striker of the Gunners with 15 times to hit the opponent on all fronts.