Rúnarsson terminates contract by mutual consent

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Rúnarsson terminates contract by mutual consent

Postby Zenith » Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:29 pm

Nationality: Iceland
Date of birth: February 18, 1995
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Height: 6'1''
Parent club: Dijon FCO



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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Callum » Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:34 pm





https://arseblog.news/2020/09/report-ar ... -runarsson

Reports have surfaced this afternoon that Arsenal are close to a deal for Icelandic goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson who currently plays for French side Dijon.

The 25-year-old started his career at KR Reykjavik before moving to Danish side Nordsjaelland in 2014.

It was at Nordsjaelland that he crossed paths with current Gunners keeper coach Inaki Cana. Presumably, that connection has played an important part in our interest.

Runarrson moved to Dijon in 2018 with the French side’s chief scout Sebastien Larcier saying at the time: “When we discovered his profile, the interest was immediately strong…He is technically talented, he is not afraid to play high and has very good footwork. In addition, he has the temperament and charisma”.

In light of Emi Martinez’s impending move to Aston Villa, Arsenal have pushed hard to get a deal done for Brentford’s David Raya, another of Cana’s students, however, the Championship side have refused to budge on their steep asking price.

A cut-price alternative would allow us to redirect the majority of the £20 million we’re set to receive from Villa towards our midfield targets.

One to watch in the coming days…

It certainly makes sense to get a cheaper replacement so the Martinez money can be used elsewhere. He's not homegrown though.
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby KG3 » Sun Sep 13, 2020 4:04 pm





If Cana wants him and knows him so well I think this will be a good signing for a cheap backup
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Callum » Sun Sep 13, 2020 5:49 pm

These compilation makers really don't mess around, do they?
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Godlop » Sun Sep 13, 2020 5:54 pm

I wouldn't expect to much of him. He's Dijon's #2.
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Zenith » Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:57 pm

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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Sims » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:21 pm

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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Highbury Hillbilly » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:54 pm

Sims wrote:Elite name


If he was named Gúnnar this would've been a done deal already. Welcome Gúnnar, official mascot of famed Arsenal forum Gúnnarsworld.
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Callum » Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:14 am

His name means Rúnar Alex, son of Rúnar doesn't it?
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Salibatelli » Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:19 am

Better than wasting 10 million on a backup keeper. Bit sceptical about being Dijon number 2 but hopefully he won’t play so it won’t be an issue.
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Sims » Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:41 pm

T1 for all things Icelandic football Hjörvar Hafliðason on his podcast

"Let's talk about Rúnar Alex before we talk about the game, I sent a message to a source abroad hoping for some information. He didn't answer me until 11pm yesterday. He said that it's going to happen, it's ready. The player has agreed on personal terms but the clubs are trying to agree on the transfer fee. I asked him what the transfer fee will be and he said probably 5-10% of what Martinez will cost Aston Villa. Which will be roughly 1-1.5 million euros."


https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VQQLe ... jfflG9IIug

thanks to this bloke on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/commen ... Anar_alex/
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Zenith » Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:08 am

Callum wrote:His name means Rúnar Alex, son of Rúnar doesn't it?

Yeah.

If he has any sister(s), their surname would be Rúnarsdóttir.
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Re: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Postby Pat Rice in Short Shorts » Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:24 am

Zenith wrote:
Callum wrote:His name means Rúnar Alex, son of Rúnar doesn't it?

Yeah.

If he has any sister(s), their surname would be Rúnarsdóttir.


Or if his great great great granny was taken from Dunbin he might be Runarsonreinnslave.


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