EPL 2016/17: 5 players Arsenal should get rid of this summer

Modified May 09, 2017 18:00 GMT

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal looks dejected in defeat with team mates after the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park on April 10, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) — Arsenal need to overhaul their squad in the summer

#4 David Ospina

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 07: Arturo Vidal of Bayern Muenchen scores their fifth goal past David Ospina of Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Emirates Stadium on March 7, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) — Ospina has always been a No. 2 at Arsenal

Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina has spent three years at Arsenal and has never started a season as the first choice. It would certainly suit both parties for Ospina to leave the club this summer.

Ospina is a diminutive goalkeeper who struggles to claim the ball from corners, is not the best at kicking and his reach for shots can sometimes be very poor. His best attribute is undoubtedly his reflexes which have saved Arsenal on numerous occasions this season.

Ospina’s saves per goal ratio in the Champions League, where he has played most of his games, is 1.31. Cech, on the other hand, has a much better ratio of 2.44 and Wojciech Szczesny, who is likely to return to Arsenal this summer, has a ratio of 2.72. This would, therefore, suggest that Ospina has no place at the club next season.

Ospina has made just 24 league starts in three years, suggesting he has only ever been considered a number two. There has been plenty of interest from other clubs abroad for the Colombian and it’ll be no surprise if Arsenal do decide to get rid of the goalkeeper this summer.

Edited by Staff Editor