Former Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski says that usurped Arsenal No.1 Wojciech Szczesny says he was ‘lied’ to by club officials after being replaced by Chelsea’s Petr Cech.
The Gunners signed the 33-year-old from League champions Chelsea in an £11m deal earlier this week, and the Pole claims he was misinformed about the situation.
“In January I spoke to [Poland manager] Adam Nawalka and he said that Arsene Wenger had told him that if Szczesny worked hard in training he would play again soon,” Tomaszewski told Polish newspaper Przeglad.
“It turned out that he didn’t tell the truth. I’m sure that when Szczesny said that he was going to stay at Arsenal, he didn’t know that Cech was going to come because Wenger didn’t tell him about his plans. Szczesny should leave, because it will be waste of time for him, if he stays.
“Wojciech must be devastated. This [Petr Cech transfer] is a big problem also for the Polish national team.
“For me Wojciech is still Poland’s number one, world class goalkeeper but after Cech’s transfer he has no chance to play at Arsenal and for Poland. It could be end of his career in national team.”
Arsenal now have three ‘keeper’s who could start with David Ospina also in the frame. Surely the club will now look to offload one of these players in the coming weeks to avoid complacency within the squad.
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