London outfit Arsenal have targeted Saint-Étienne goalkeeper Stéphane Ruffier as a replacement of Lukasz Fabianksi.
Fabianksi signed for Swansea City last week after serving Arsenal for seven years. He played 78 games for the Gunners and won a FA Cup last season.
Arsenal current first choice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has been playing regular football at Emirates for the past three years. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is looking for a goalkeeper who can give a competition for that the first choice spot.
Szczesny shared the golden glove award with Chelsea's Petr Cech last season. The Poland international kept 16 clean sheets in 37 games. While Frenchman Ruffier kept 16 clean sheets in 38 games.
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Wojciech Szczesny - Stats
2013-2014 season
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Stéphane Ruffier - Stats
2013-2014 season
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Club
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Arsenal
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Club
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Saint-Étienne
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Nationality
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Poland
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Nationality
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France
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age
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24
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age
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27
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Games Played
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37
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Games Played
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38
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Clean Sheets
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16
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VS
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Clean Sheets
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16
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Saves
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111
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Saves
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82
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Avg. saves per game
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2.05
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Avg. saves per game
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1.87
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Yellow Card
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2
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Yellow Card
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2
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Red Card
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0
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Red Card
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0
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Reports suggest that Italian sides Napoli, AC Milan and Roma are all monitoring Ruffier’s situation along La Liga winners Atletico Madrid.
While Arsenal have also scouted other goalkeepers, Nancy first choice keeper Paul Nardi and David Ospina of Nice.
Do you think if Arsenal sign Ruffier then he will take Szczesny’s position?
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