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Chelsea keeper Kepa: I was talking to Tuchel - then Real Madrid called

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga admits he could've joined Bayern Munich over Real Madrid.

Kepa signed for Real on a season-long loan last month.

He revealed: "Thomas Tuchel called me. I was going to go to Munich. Then, due to circumstances such as the injury of a colleague (Thibaut Courtois), the opportunity to play for Real arose.

An opportunity that the player wanted to seize immediately despite the approach of the German champions.

"In the end, Real Madrid is Real Madrid. When Real Madrid calls you you don't think about it."

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