(CNN) Chelsea has fined Kepa Arrizabalaga a week's wages following his refusal to be substituted in the Carabao Cup final. Both the club's $92.8 million record signing and manager Maurizio Sarri have played down the "misunderstanding" over the Spaniard's protracted substitution that ended with Sarri tearing off his club jacket and threatening to walk down the tunnel after his goalkeeper refused to leave the field of play. The attempted replacement, which left second-choice goalkeeper Willy Caballero motionless on the touchline in full kit, came as a result of Kepa's cramp, which had already seen him go down with the injury twice in extra time. In a statement on the club's official website, Kepa said: "I was very happy to play in my first cup final for Chelsea yesterday and very proud of the team performance. I have thought a lot more about yesterday's events. "Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation. I wanted to take the time today to apologize fully and in person to the coach, to Willy [Caballero], my teammates and to the club. Read More<doc-sep>Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been punished over his League Cup final behavior. (Getty) How much does a glaring act of dissension cost you? A week’s worth of pay. That’s the amount Chelsea fined goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga after he refused to be substituted late in the Blues’ loss to Manchester City in Sunday’s League Cup final, according to a club statement. Kepa, whose $91 million release clause last summer made him the most expensive keeper in history, reportedly makes about £195,000 a week, or $256,000. “Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation,” Kepa said in the statement. “I wanted to take the time today to apologise fully and in person to the coach, to (backup keeper Willy Caballero), my team-mates and to the club. I have done this and now I want to offer the same apology to the fans. I will learn from this episode and will accept any punishment or discipline the club decides is appropriate.” The club also issued a statement on behalf of manager Maurizio Sarri, who said Kepa apologized to the squad. “Kepa and I have spoken about the incident. It was a good conversation,” the statement read. “There was a misunderstanding yesterday but he realises he made a big mistake in the way he reacted.” The punishment seems light compared to the egregiousness of Kepa’s actions, which basically never happen at the highest levels and spawned tons of backlash around the soccer world. The wages will be donated to charity. Daily Mirror reporter John Cross, who’s as dialed in as anyone in London, has maintained Kepa, Sarri and Chelsea are actually united in their feelings on the incident and are moving past it: Good move by Chelsea in the hope to draw a line under this - his fine of a week's wages going to the club's charity Foundation. Kepa has apologised to Sarri, team mates and the fans. https://t.co/LoKCQKdsxC — John Cross (@johncrossmirror) February 25, 2019 It remains to be seen if that’s the case. On the outside, a token fine won’t do anything to quiet the reaction. Story continues Joey Gulino is the editor of Yahoo Soccer and moonlights as a writer. Follow him on Twitter at @JGulinoYahoo. More from Yahoo Sports: • ‘Nobody’s watching’: Hot mic catches Rod Woodson on AAF broadcast • LPGA star’s boyfriend arrested in same prostitution sting as Robert Kraft • LeBron questions Lakers’ ‘sense of urgency’ after 30th loss • Extremely rare MJ card sells for record eBay price<doc-sep>Marc Atkins/Getty Images Chelsea confirmed on Monday that their goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined following the extraordinary scenes at the end of Sunday's Carabao Cup final. The Blues star appeared to refuse to be substituted by his manager Maurizio Sarri, prompting a furious reaction from the Italian coach. While Sarri said after the game, which Chelsea lost against Manchester City after a penalty shootout, that the matter was a misunderstanding, the club have since taken disciplinary action against Kepa, fining him and donating the amount to the Chelsea Foundation. Kepa and Sarri both made follow-up statements on the club's official website. "I have thought a lot more about yesterday's events," read a section of the goalkeeper's quote. "Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation. I wanted to take the time today to apologise fully and in person to the coach, to Willy [Caballero], my team-mates and to the club. I have done this, and now I want to offer the same apology to the fans." Sarri said he has had a "good conversation" with Kepa and the player now "realises he made a big mistake in the way he reacted [...] for me, this matter is now closed." Here is a reminder of how the remarkable incident played out at Wembley: Video Play Button Videos you might like While Chelsea have sought to move beyond this incident, all is not well in the dressing room at Stamford Bridge, according to Sami Mokbel and Matt Barlow of the Daily Mail. Willy Caballero, who was supposed to come on to replace Kepa, is said to be angry. Additionally, other splits are said to have emerged in the squad, with some team-mates reportedly "furious" about the 24-year-old's actions. Liam Twomey of ESPN FC noted this type of reaction is almost unprecedented from Chelsea: For Sarri, this moment came at the worst possible time. Not only was he under pressure heading into this game, but his team had turned in a much-improved performance in the final. A fortnight earlier they had lost 6-0 to City, but there was little separating them in the game. Instead of the focus being on his players responding to his coaching methods, the talk has been about Kepa and the manner in which the goalkeeper has apparently undermined the coach's authority. Matt Law of the Daily Telegraph thinks Sarri should have handled the incident in a better way: Former Sunderland goalkeeper David Preece thinks the moment says a lot about Sarri's standing in the Blues dressing room: Next up for Chelsea will be a home showdown with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday in the Premier League.<doc-sep>After all that’s been said and done, Chelsea have taken the extraordinary step to release an official statement regarding the decision to fine Kepa Arrizabalaga one week’s wages, which instead will be donated to the Chelsea Foundation. Such matters are usually kept internal, especially at Chelsea, but the club seem to be making a very strong effort to manage this whole incident above board and about as well as possible from a PR perspective (after it was handled about as poorly as possible as it was happening). The Club has made a decision to fine Kepa one week’s wages and donate it to the Chelsea Foundation. -source: Chelsea FC Reports on Monday claimed that no punishment would follow after the remarkable scenes at Wembley on Sunday where Kepa seemingly refused to obey Sarri’s call for a substitution. The incident has dominated the Chelsea media ever since, even as all those involved directly on indirectly tried to play it down as a “big misunderstanding” (even if the specific conduct was not approved of). In the final balance, it probably was mostly a misunderstanding, but handled about as poorly as possible (by both protagonists), with an undercurrent of all the other issues that have gone on this season (namely, not winning and being very inconsistent and at time downright terrible, leading to low morale, questions, discontentment, etc. ). In a supporting statement, Kepa has admitted that he did not handle the situation well, even if he was technically right in the sense that he was not actually injured (he was just trying to “buy time” but that’s a whole other issue plaguing modern football). “I was very happy to play in my first Cup Final for Chelsea yesterday and very proud of the team performance. I have thought a lot more about yesterday’s events. Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation. I wanted to take the time today to apologise fully and in person to the coach, to Willy, my team-mates and to the club. I have done this and now I want to offer the same apology to the fans. I will learn from this episode and will accept any punishment or discipline the club decides is appropriate.” -Kepa Arrizabalaga; source: Chelsea FC It would appear that everyone involved now considers the matter closed. Sarri’s own over-reaction has largely been ignored, but whatever. Hopefully everyone learned the appropriate lessons and any shortcomings in our methodologies and communication will be addressed. “Kepa and I have spoken about the incident. It was a good conversation. There was a misunderstanding yesterday but he realises he made a big mistake in the way he reacted. He has apologised to me, his team-mates and the club. It is up to the club if they want to discipline him according to the club rules, but for me this matter is now closed. The team performance as a whole was extremely positive and it is a shame to see how this incident has overshadowed our efforts in what was a very competitive Cup Final. Everyone’s focus is now on the next game and we must all now put this behind us.” -Maurizio Sarri; source: Chelsea FC So say we all.<doc-sep>
Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined one week's wages for his refusal to be substituted during Chelsea's Carabao Cup final loss to Manchester City, the club have confirmed. Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri was left enraged on the Wembley touchline when Kepa, having twice received treatment on the pitch during extra time, angrily waved away the Italian's attempt to replace him with Willy Caballero. Both men played down the incident as a "misunderstanding" after the match, but in a follow-up statement on the Chelsea website Kepa admitted he made "a big mistake" by defying Sarri's wishes and added that he will accept the punishment. "I was very happy to play in my first cup final for Chelsea yesterday and very proud of the team performance," Kepa said. "I have thought a lot more about yesterday's events. Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation. "I wanted to take the time today to apologise fully and in person to the coach, to Willy, my teammates and to the club. I have done this and now I want to offer the same apology to the fans. I will learn from this episode and will accept any punishment or discipline the club decides is appropriate." Sources have told ESPN FC that Kepa is expected to keep his place in Chelsea's starting XI for the visit of Tottenham to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Wednesday, and Sarri was keen to draw a line under the episode. "Kepa and I have spoken about the incident. It was a good conversation," Sarri said in Chelsea's statement. "There was a misunderstanding yesterday but he realises he made a big mistake in the way he reacted. He has apologised to me, his teammates and the club. Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined one week's wages after his refusal to be substituted during Chelsea's Carabao Cup final loss to Manchester City. Marc Atkins/Getty Images "It is up to the club if they want to discipline him according to the club rules, but for me this matter is now closed. The team performance as a whole was extremely positive and it is a shame to see how this incident has overshadowed our efforts in what was a very competitive cup final. "Everyone's focus is now on the next game and we must all now put this behind us." Chelsea clarified that Kepa's fine will be donated to the club's foundation.