News

Path clears for Arsenal to complete first summer signing

Arsenal have been given the green light to complete their first signing of the transfer window.

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has successfully appealed his doping ban and it has been reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The news today is a major boost for Arsenal who have set their sights on the Cameroonian goalie.

Initially Onana’s ban was set to rule him out of football until February 2022 but the ban will now end on 4 November and he will only miss two and a half months of the new season. He will be able to resume training two months before the end of the suspension, on 4 September.

Arsenal are keen to recruit the 25-year-old goalkeeper as a long term replacement for Bernd Leno and he could cost the Gunners as little as £10m.

Therefore Arsenal are poised to begin negotiations with Ajax in the coming weeks now that the transfer window has officially opened.

Share
Published by
Shahid Kaba

Recent Articles

The Detached Finisher: How Viktor Gyokeres Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust the Drought Would End

Viktor Gyokeres scored twice against Sunderland. The first was a clinical sweep from Havertz's pass.…

4 weeks ago

The Marseille Paradox: How Ethan Nwaneri Became Arsenal’s Most Important Absentee

Ethan Nwaneri is 19 years old. He is the youngest debutant in Premier League history.…

4 weeks ago

The February Curse: Why Havertz Keeps Breaking at the Worst Possible Time And What Arteta Isn’t Saying

There is a specific cruelty in the timing of Kai Havertz's body betraying him. It…

4 weeks ago

Arsenal Don’t Do ‘Projects’ Anymore: Inside the Cultural Rewiring That Turned Contenders into Hunters

For a decade, Arsenal were football’s most attractive fixer-upper. Young players arrived because the pathway…

4 weeks ago

The Weight of the Badge: Saka’s Groin, the NLD, and the Loneliness of the Local Hero

Bukayo Saka has not started a football match in eleven days. For most players, this…

4 weeks ago

Why Arteta Didn’t Fight Back – And What It Reveals About Arsenal’s Title Maturity

There is a specific sound that haunts every Premier League manager’s Sunday evening. It is…

4 weeks ago

We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic, personalize content, and serve targeted advertisements. .