£72m Chelsea flop Kepa fears he will be sent back to Stamford Bridge after series of howlers at Real Madrid

KEPA fears he will be sent back to Chelsea this summer after falling out of favour at Real Madrid.

The on-loan keeper was slammed for his performance in Wednesday’s Spanish Super Cup against city rivals Atletico Madrid.

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Kepa Arrizibalaga is concerned he may be sent back to Chelsea this summer[/caption]

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The Real Madrid keeper has been lambasted for making a number of mistakes since returning to Spain[/caption]

Real won 5-3 in a game played in Saudi Arabia but Kepa was accused of making a string of errors.

He has played only one La Liga match for the European titans since early November and is now regarded as the ‘cup’ keeper.

Ukrainian keeper Andriy Lunin has replaced Kepa in the starting line up and the mind of boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Kepa is now growing anxious that he will not be granted a permanent move back to Spain when his loan expires at the end of the season.

The world’s most expensive keeper made it public that he fancied quitting Chelsea for good when he signed the surprise temporary deal last summer – just a short time before the Premier League campaign kicked off.

Injury has hampered his progress but the £72 million star has vowed to fight for his place.

A source told SunSport: “He has been very unlucky. He got injured while playing his best. He loves Madrid and really wants to stay.

“He will not give up.”

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Kepa is under contract to Chelsea until the end of next season. But The club has moved on in his absence.

Boss Mauricio Pochettino signed Brighton’s Robert Sanchez soon after he left for Madrid.

And they have also brought in Serbian keeper Djordje Petrovic who has been impressive while standing in for injured Sanchez recently.