Ospina gone to Napoli on permanent deal

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 14 minutes ago
Sold him for 3.1M pounds
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Sounds like us, pathetic. An international goalkeeper 2 short of 100 caps, should have been 12 million at least, 15 if we did well.

comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 14 minutes ago
Sold him for 3.1M pounds
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Sounds like us, pathetic. An international goalkeeper 2 short of 100 caps, should have been 12 million at least, 15 if we did well.
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We bought him for 2.8M

From Charles watts

Told the whole deal for Ospina is worth closer to £5m (€5.5m).

Yes and should have made a reasonable profit.£2,800,000 is a bargain, even for an average goalkeeper with limited height but it should not have dictated the next transfer fee. I suspect his contract was running down (although I can't remember for sure how long it had to run) and Napoli told us they would pay this now or sign him on a free when it expired.

Forgot he was still an Arsenal player to be honest.

Martinez was rumoured to be our no. 2 for next season. I would like to see what he can do as he showed glimpses of what he could do in his limited minutes with us and apparently did well on loan. I think he showed the potential to be the best we've had at controlling the area since Seaman (yes, potential to be better at that than Lehman).

It's good, bit of money in and one off the wage bill

comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 day, 14 hours ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 14 minutes ago
Sold him for 3.1M pounds
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Sounds like us, pathetic. An international goalkeeper 2 short of 100 caps, should have been 12 million at least, 15 if we did well.
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Just had to find someone who hasn't seen him play

comment by KO - I was WOKO for Wenger Out Kronke Out, the first is no longer required (U16927)
posted 20 hours, 42 minutes ago
Martinez was rumoured to be our no. 2 for next season. I would like to see what he can do as he showed glimpses of what he could do in his limited minutes with us and apparently did well on loan. I think he showed the potential to be the best we've had at controlling the area since Seaman (yes, potential to be better at that than Lehman).
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I don't think it's a particularly good plan to start the season with both starting keeper and backup both fresh outta their football nappies. One of the two needs to be experienced.

comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 15 hours, 46 minutes ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 day, 14 hours ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 14 minutes ago
Sold him for 3.1M pounds
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Sounds like us, pathetic. An international goalkeeper 2 short of 100 caps, should have been 12 million at least, 15 if we did well.
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Just had to find someone who hasn't seen him play
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Well, a little harsh mate, he's a decent goalkeeper but certainly lacks the height required for the Premier League, his shot-stopping is quite good but overall he's not good enough to be our #1 - sure. He's well suited to Italian or Spanish leagues though where players are a bit less physical and shorter in height on average.