Emirates Stadium side ready to conduct Stamford Bridge raid.
Arsenal are lining up a £7m bid for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech as Arsene Wenger seeks to bring in an effective replacement for Wojciech Szczesny according to the Daily Star.
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The 24 year old Pole made two howlers against Southampton on New Year’s Day and this has left Wenger ready to make a move for Blues bench warmer Cech.
The Czech Republic international has found himself in the unusual position of acting as a back-up at Stamford Bridge following Jose Mourinho’s decision to usher in Belgian Thibaut Courtois after his three season long loan spell at Atletico Madrid.
Cech is too good a keeper to be left stagnating on the sidelines and may be open to a move from west to north London and Mourinho may be open to such a deal having proven with the sale of Juan Mata last January that he is willing to sell to a rival club if necessary.
Colombian keeper David Ospina, 26 is set to start Sunday’s FA Cup tie with Hull City.
On the subject of a possible move to the Emirates Stadium Cech’s agent, Viktor Kolar, has stated:
“I think Arsenal should have made an offer to him.
“I think Petr would be considering it.”
Cech has made 478 appearances for Chelsea, helping the Blues to a host of honours including three Premier League titles as well as Champions and Europa League triumphs.