And with David Ospina already given assurances of sufficient game time, the Pole was always going to be the one to be forced to look for another club.
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“The main thing for me is for a manger to have confidence and faith in me so for the manager to say that he isn’t after another striker is good”.
Arsenal have made contact with former AC Milan goalkeeper Marco Amelia as they search for a replacement for Wojciech Szczesny.
The Polish international’s 12-month switch to Italy is the result of Roma paying an initial £250,000 for his services. The Frenchman told the club’s official website that he “rates him highly – you do not take a boy and put him in the first team at the age of 20”.
Wenger assured Ospina of regular first-team opportunities in numerous competitions after his impressive performances last season earned him the number one role in North London.
Roma were claimed to become ready to purchase the goalkeeper but Wenger holds a the 25-year-old could go back to become the long-term remedy he when guaranteed to be.
Szczesny started for the Emirates club in the FA Cup final against Aston Villa in May as Arsenal registered a 4-0 victory at Wembley.
“I believe he will have a future at Arsenal“.
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Wojciech Szczesny will have to battle veteran Italian worldwide Morgan De Sanctis for the starting spot as AS Roma, the 37-year-old having been a virtual ever-present over the past two seasons.
