Fact pack on Arsenal’s newest recruit.
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Arsenal confirmed their third multimillion-pound signing of the summer of Sunday.
Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina will join fellow new boys Alexis Sanchez and Mathieu Debuchy at the Emirates Stadium later this month.
Arsenal have not disclosed the contract length or the transfer fee, but it is understood that former club Nice will be paid around £3.5m for the 25-year-old stopper.
Ospina is not as well known as Sanchez or Debuchy, so we have complied a 10-point fact pack him.
10. Hot-head
In 189 Ligue 1 appearances for Nice, Ospina received 11 yellow cards and four reds.
9. Famous family
Ospina is the brother-in-law of James Rodriguez. Real Madrid’s new signing married Ospina’s sister, Daniela, in 2011. The couple have a daughter together, named Salome.
8. Started young
Ospina was the first choice goalkeeper for Atletico Nacional when he was just 17. He made his international debut aged 18.
7. International experience
Ospina has been capped 48 times at senior international level.
6. You shall not pass
Last season, Ospina conceded just 25 goals in 29 league appearances. He kept 13 clean sheets. Meanwhile, Wojciech Szczesny shipped 41 goals in 37 Prem games, keeping 17 shutouts.
5. Filled big shoes.
Ospina replaced local hero Hugo Lloris at Nice.
4. World Cup pedigree
Ospina started all five of Colombia’s games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He kept two clean sheets and conceded just four goals.
3. Victim
Ospina was fouled 15 times in Ligue 1 last season.
2. Wee man
Ospina is 6ft tall, but he is a clear five inches shorter than Szczesny.
1. First glimpse
Ospina is expected to make his Arsenal debut in the Emirates Cup next weekend. The Gunners play Benfica on Saturday, before taking on AS Monaco on Sunday.
