The 30-year-old spent last season on loan at Bournemouth, keeping nine clean sheets in 35 games for the south-coast club.

Say what you will about Arsenal signing yet another former Chelsea player, this signing ticks all of the right boxes. He is experienced, inexpensive, and statistically quite solid. As far as pure shot stoppers go,

The 30-year-old would cost Arsenal £5 million ($6.7m) with sources adding that although a deal is not finalised talks are progressing positively. Arsenal had wanted to sign Espanyol goalkeeper Joan García but the 24-year-old now looks likely to remain in LaLiga with Barcelona.