Wednesday, 30th April, 2014
Arsenal are in a market to buy a solid goalkeeper this summer and they have turned their eyes towards Lazio’s Federico Marchetti, according to Italian daily Il Tempo.
In 2011, after Uruguay international Fernando Muslera left, Lazio activated Marchetti's €5.2m release clause to bring the goalkeeper to the Stadio Olimpico from Cagliari.
With Arsenal’s second-choice goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski’s contract set to expire this summer, and the Pole set to depart, and Emiliano Viviano’s loan deal from Palermo set to expire at the end of the season, Arsenal are actively searching for a goalkeeper to add to their ranks.
The Gunners are looking for a goalkeeper who will provide tough competition for Wojciech Szczesny next season, therefore they are looking to bring the Italian to the Emirates Stadium.
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Marchetti has made 21 appearances for Lazio this season and has kept six clean sheets.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper made his debut in Italy’s 3-0 friendly victory over Northern Ireland in 2009. He also made his World Cup debut when he replaced an injured Gianluigi Buffon at half time during the Azzurri’s Group F game against Paraguay in South Africa 2010.
The former Cagliari shot-stopper has made eleven appearances for his national team.
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