Areola

[ALG01]

we really do not need a keeper, even one as good as this.
Our wage bill is already too high and there are greater priorities.
In any ebvent it is toime to give Rodak a proper long term chance he is easilly good enough.

[filham]

we really do not need a keeper, even one as good as this.
Our wage bill is already too high and there are greater priorities.
In any ebvent it is toime to give Rodak a proper long term chance he is easilly good enough.

I said similar things when we signed Van de Sar to replace Marc Taylor, I was proved to be so wrong.

[Beamer]

If Areola is the 5th best keeper in the world at present, does that mean Fabianski is 4, really.

[ianthailand]

we really do not need a keeper, even one as good as this.
Our wage bill is already too high and there are greater priorities.
In any ebvent it is toime to give Rodak a proper long term chance he is easilly good enough.

+1. Bigger priorities than GK.

[Radiowhite]

Anyone that says no must not have watched him last season

[Pluto]

Areola is the best keeper we've ever had with the possible exception of VDS. He was easily our player of the season last year and is probably one of the best in the world. I would take him back in a heartbeat.

I believe the only reason he's at West Ham is because his family is settled in London so I actually rate our chances of bringing him back, so long as they persist with playing Fabianski over him.

Fabianski is nearing the end of a great career. Areola is being prepared to take over as their number 1 but understandably they're not rushing the change. I fully expect to see him join them on a permanent basis as their number one keeper for next season onwards.

I'm pretty sure that was their intention too but Fabianski has been really good for them this season, so hard to drop. The longer it stays that way, the longer the frustration will build and the more likely Areola is to look elsewhere (hopefully!)

I believe his contract expires at PSG in the summer too so he'll be able to choose where he plays next.

[itombomb]

Areola is obviously better than Rodak and I would welcome him back.

But we have a few other positions where we will be in more need of an upgrade next year.