http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48876123
posted on 4/7/19
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.
posted on 4/7/19
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
posted on 4/7/19
From Charles watts
Told the whole deal for Ospina is worth closer to £5m (€5.5m).
posted on 4/7/19
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.
posted on 4/7/19
Forgot he was still an Arsenal player to be honest.
posted on 5/7/19
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).
posted on 6/7/19
It's good, bit of money in and one off the wage bill
posted on 6/7/19
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
posted on 6/7/19
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.
posted on 7/7/19
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.