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Arsenal: Top 5 summer positions of need

By Andrew Dowdeswell

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Arsene Wenger of Arsenal looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Arsenal and AC Milan at Emirates Stadium on March 15, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Arsene Wenger of Arsenal looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Arsenal and AC Milan at Emirates Stadium on March 15, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
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LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – OCTOBER 08: Goalkeeper Jan Oblak of Slovenia in action during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier match between Slovenia and Scotland at stadium Stozice on October 08, 2017 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images) /

4. Goalkeeper

The departure of Wojciech Szczesny last summer is extremely detrimental to the future of the Arsenal goalkeeper position. He signed with Juventus to eventually succeed Gianluigi Buffon. With Arsenal in a very similar position to the Old Lady with Petr Cech, and it seemed as though Szczesny, had he wanted to stay, would have the perfect successor.

But Szczesny is no more and David Ospina has proven that he lacks the quality, especially from aerial situations and set pieces, to ever be the established number one. As such, a replacement in the transfer window must be found.

That does not mean that Cech himself needs to be replaced. While he is 35 years of age, he could certainly continue as the starting goalkeeper for another season without becoming a liability. But a future needs to be secured because, at this current time, it is not in the squad. Jan Oblak has been rumoured. Could that become a reality?

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