Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny to make Roma move
Wojciech Szczesny may make temporary move to Serie A in an effort to revive his career after dropping to second choice goalkeeper at the Emirates Stadium.
Roma have made a move to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on a season-long loan.
Arsenal’s signing of Petr Cech has pushed Szczesny further down the club’s pecking order, but the Pole does not want to leave the Emirates permanently at this stage.
Similarly, Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger still believes Szczesny can be
a top goalkeeper so a loan move may well work best for all parties.
but a season playing regular football at Roma will be better for the 25-year-old’s development.
Despite being caught smoking in the dressing room and losing his place to David Ospina last season, Szczesny has not given up on his Arsenal career.
Wenger had been planning to sell Ospina and keep Szczesny, but Roma’s interest could solve his goalkeeping headache as long as the Colombian is prepared to battle with Cech for a first-team place.
Ospina had hinted that he has options to leave Arsenal and appeared to express an interest in potentially joining Everton earlier this summer.
Arsenal also have Damián MartÃnez on their senior goalkeeping books, but it remains to be seen whether Wenger would allow Szczesny and Ospina to leave, and make the 22-year-old Cech’s deputy.
Szczesny dropped a big hint of his own that he will join Roma for next season by following the club on Instagram and Ashley Cole, who shares the same agent as Szczesny, is already at Roma.
Roma have been looking for a new goalkeeper all summer and their decision to go for Szczesny should smooth the path for Sergio Romero to join Manchester United.
The Italian club were United’s main competition for the signing of out of contract Romero, who now seems bound for Old Trafford to replace out-of-favour deputy goalkeeper VÃctor Valdés.
but a season playing regular football at Roma will be better for the 25-year-old’s development.
Despite being caught smoking in the dressing room and losing his place to David Ospina last season, Szczesny has not given up on his Arsenal career.
Wenger had been planning to sell Ospina and keep Szczesny, but Roma’s interest could solve his goalkeeping headache as long as the Colombian is prepared to battle with Cech for a first-team place.
Ospina had hinted that he has options to leave Arsenal and appeared to express an interest in potentially joining Everton earlier this summer.
Arsenal also have Damián MartÃnez on their senior goalkeeping books, but it remains to be seen whether Wenger would allow Szczesny and Ospina to leave, and make the 22-year-old Cech’s deputy.
Szczesny dropped a big hint of his own that he will join Roma for next season by following the club on Instagram and Ashley Cole, who shares the same agent as Szczesny, is already at Roma.
Roma have been looking for a new goalkeeper all summer and their decision to go for Szczesny should smooth the path for Sergio Romero to join Manchester United.
The Italian club were United’s main competition for the signing of out of contract Romero, who now seems bound for Old Trafford to replace out-of-favour deputy goalkeeper VÃctor Valdés.
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