Arsenal sign goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski?
Wednesday, 09 May 07, 08:23 AM · Comments(1)
Seems to be more than just speculation, and all sources seem to indicate that a deal is very close to being done (assuming it's not already wrapped up) for Legia Warszawa keeper Łukasz Fabiański.
German site GoalGate reported on April 28th, that Arsenal were interested in Fabianski , and that they had been watching him closely for the last 3 years. Then last Friday, the same website reported that Fabianski was in London and would be signing a contract over the weekend , with a reported price of €3 million.
The Sun then picked up on this a day later, when they reported with another typically awful clever headline, that Wenger was on the Luk out for a new keeper. As Sun journalists are wont to, i'm sure
the writer Eric Beauchamp spent sleepless nights on extensive journeys and phonecalls to Warsaw to uncover this stunning piece of information.
Well, although the sources aren't all that fab, it really does seem like the kind of signing that Arsene would make.
Nobody really knows too much about him, but judging by his performances on Youtube, he's a strong keeper with good positioning, and decent shot-stopping:
At 1.90m he's tall enough for the Premiership, and he was picked ahead of Man United's Tomas Kuszczczak for the World Cup. He also seems like he's more than willing to get riled up when he needs to. He will though, need to learn English and get used to the physical nature of the premiership, but at 22 years of age and with Jens Lehmann staying around for one last year, i'm sure he will have the perfect chance to learn and get better.
Of course all this brings up a few more questions. Namely, what will happen to Manuel Almunia and Mart Poom? Poom of course joined the club a while ago, and is an experienced, experienced 'keeper who was at one time the toast of the Premiership when at Derby. He's only had one Carling Cup substitute apperance for the Arsenal, and I feel that he's probably there to prime for an eventual coaching role.
Almunia on the other hand is somebody that after 2 very dodgy seasons (including a dodgy Champions League final!) has finally looked composed and able this term in all his Cup appearances, as well as a 3-0 league win over Liverpool. He was always very agile, and able to make great stops, but his judgement, positioning and decision-making were always suspect. This year he has had a steady amount of games and shown himself to be upto the task, and many fans were seriously wondering whether Wenger might be inclined to let him have a run in the first team next season.
I guess we'll just wait and see.
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There are lots of great goalkeepers from Eastern Europe. Hope this Fabianski is as good as the video you posted shows. Should be a nice player to replace Jens...