Kepa Arrizabalaga wants to keep his temporary loan to Real Madrid from Chelsea.

After No. 1 Thibaut Courtois sustained an ACL injury and was ruled out for the duration of the season, the Spain international joined the LaLiga team on a season-long loan from Chelsea on Monday.

The 28-year-old Kepa wants to leave a lasting impression at the Bernabeu and stay longer.

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“Will I stay after the loan? Hopefully,” Kepa said at his Real Madrid unveiling on Tuesday.

“Today is the first day of my loan. We have time, we’ll see. Hopefully with my performance I can make that happen.”

Kepa made 168 appearances for the Blues after his £71.6 million transfer from Athletic Bilbao in August 2018.

On Sunday, Carlo Ancelotti’s team defeated Bilbao 2-0 to start their LaLiga campaign. Andriy Lunin of Ukraine was the custodian.

“This is one of the most important and special days of my sporting career and of my life,” Kepa told the club website.

“I’m very proud to be at Real Madrid. I’ll never be short of hard work, commitment and effort with this jersey both in training and in matches.

“I hope that we can further add to Madrid’s trophy cabinet and enrich the club’s legend. Hala Madrid!”