All photos shamelessly nicked from the Daily Mail, but here they are for your enjoyment:

I hope Almunia isn't offended that Beckham copied his hairdo.

The big story ahead of this Saturday’s matchup against Bolton is that Manuel Almunia will keep his place in the team, with Jens Lehmann not even making the bench. Wenger also mentions that he has three world class keepers, and that he can’t please all of them. I know that referring to the occasionally walkabout Almunia and the untested Fabianski as “world class” will cause a few laughs, but we can’t really question Arsene’s judgement, especially after this season’s resurgence.

This will all come as a shock to Jens Lehmann though – he’s been progressively getting more antsy and mouthy, and his latest interview is a bit of a shocker and a challenge to the boss. He claims that his absences have been purely through injury (“Did you seen me sitting on the bench once?”), and that he expects to play from now on. Well, this will come as a shock to his system I’m sure.

Arsene is never one to publicly criticise, but he will not have appreciated Jens’ outburst, and leaving him out of the squad when he’s declared himself fit is a strong reproach. Whilst Almunia hasn’t really convinced or done anything exceptional, he has been solid, and the team have won all 10 games in which he’s played. We must remember that it was Lehmann who lost his own place with his errors in the first two premiership games, and it’s only fair that Almunia has gotten his chance.

We need to show a little patience towards Manuel too – after all, this is his first real run in the team in the 4 seasons that he’s been at Arsenal, and he’s not let anyone down. He’s been getting better over the years, and we won’t really see the best of him until he’s had about 15-17 consecutive games in which to cement his place and feel comfortable.

Jens on the other hand, has been “in decline” for a while. There were several errors from him last season, although he redeemed himself with some stunning saves, but the signs were there, and for many his mistakes this year weren’t that surprising.

It’s going to be a tricky situation though, because Jens has challenged the boss, and the boss has responded. He’s said that Lehmann needs to be patient and win his place back, but the harmony of the squad is now at stake. Jens has already made disrespectful statements towards Almunia, and the more agitated he gets, the worse it will become for the team. He’s also got his Euro 2008 place at stake, and the next few months will be very interesting.

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.