David Ospina leaves for Napoli

[Santi]

Jesus christ why can't we sell this shit

More flops on our squad than ever

[Ach]

Colombian 29-year-old goalkeeper David Ospina's potential move from Arsenal to Besiktas has been cast into doubt. (Sabah, via Mirror)

Good.

Keep him, sell Cech

[Arsenal~Fanatic]

Will be joining Napoli on loan, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

[Marsbar100]

Thank God

[Ach]

Will be joining Napoli on loan, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

Thanks for the service.

Very good keeper for us

[KG3]

Why is it so hard for us to sell players?

His contract runs out in 2020 and I'm sure we'll just loan him again or he'll sit out the final year as second choice and leave on a free

[Marsbar100]

Why is it so hard for us to sell players?

His contract runs out in 2020 and I'm sure we'll just loan him again or he'll sit out the final year as second choice and leave on a free

Have you see him play?

[KG3]

Why is it so hard for us to sell players?

His contract runs out in 2020 and I'm sure we'll just loan him again or he'll sit out the final year as second choice and leave on a free

Have you see him play?

Good point

[Angelito]

Nah, we're just awful at selling players.

We could have sold Campbell after the 2014 WC for £10-12m, which was his running price at the time after a great World Cup. We didn't and boom.

With Ospina, we can easily sell him for £5m at least. But.

[PairyGrows]

Nah, we're just awful at selling players.

We could have sold Campbell after the 2014 WC for £10-12m, which was his running price at the time after a great World Cup. We didn't and boom.

With Ospina, we can easily sell him for £5m at least. But.

We struggle to move players on because we've given them huge and undeserved contracts. It's such a stupid strategy.

[greengoonerie]

I'd rather Ospina than Calamity Cech.

[Zenith]

Daily Cannon

David Ospina’s father confirms Napoli want to keep him

David Ospina’s father, Hernan, says Napoli want to keep his son at the club regardless of whether he reaches the minimum number of appearances for the season.

Speaking to Radio Marte in Italy, Ospina’s father admitted that his son is happy in Italy, and they think he can become one of the best goalkeepers in the world there.

Arsenal and Napoli agreed that the Colombian’s loan would become compulsory if he made 30 appearances this season, but the latest reports suggest the Italian club are now planning to activate their option either way.

“Yes, I hear it said here by all the media,” Hernan responded when asked about his son joining Napoli on a permanent basis. “Napoli wants to keep him regardless of the 30 games. He is happy, has a good contract, is doing very well with the whole team and is in one of the best clubs in Italy.

“David calls me before every game. He is very professional and dedicated to his job. He is a person who usually shares everything with us parents, is a man who sacrifices himself for his team, is a great boy and is focused on giving his best for Naples and his national team.

“He is living a great moment. We believe he can become one of the best goalkeepers in the world, this is our hope.”

At this point in mid-November, Ospina has already reached 11 appearances for his loan club, so it’s already looking likely that he’ll make it to 30 by the end of the season anyway. However, when summer signing Alex Meret returns from injury, we may see him pushing for starts. It’s up to Ospina to keep his place.

From the sounds of things, there are no plans for Arsenal’s 30-year-old goalkeeper to return to the club next season. The Gunners already have Bernd Leno performing well with Petr Cech and Emi Martinez ready to snap up any chances they get, so it’s probably for the best.

[Ach]

Great keeper

Deserved to be our number one

[ESR10]

He wasn't good enough, not even close. Happy we got Leno instead

[SuperJackyWilshere]

Lol this guy. Had a blunder in him every game.