Ajax shot-stopper Maarten Stekelenburg has recently revealed that he would love to join Arsenal this summer should the North Londoners make an offer for his services.
The 28-year-old Dutch international, who is also being tracked by Manchester United, told Italian publication, Tuttosport, that he is willing to leave the Dutch giants in favour of a move to the Emirates this summer:
‘If an offer from Arsenal arrives, I will leave.’
Stekelenburg has recorded 295 appearances for Ajax as well as winning 40 caps for his country. His honours include 1 Eredivisie title, 3 KNVB Cups, 2 Johan Cruijff shields and a 2010 World Cup runners-up medal.
This news will undoubtedly be music to every Arsenal fans ears (well it is to mine anyway). Everybody who watches football will know that the Gunners crave a world-class goalkeeper, and undeniably, Maarten Stekelenburg is exactly that. However, despite Arsenal’s well documented goalkeeper problems, several reports claim that Arsene Wenger intends to stick with 20-year-old Wojciech Szczesny as his number one next season, which suggests that the Frenchman is content with what he has at his disposal already.
I, like Arsene Wenger, am also content with Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski, but surely both Poles need someone to learn off and look up to in the dressing room? Maarten Stekelenburg would be an ideal candidate for this job in my view.
The Ajax keeper has bags of experience under his belt, and is regarded by many as one of the finest shot-stoppers in Europe. In my opinion, Wenger should at least enquire about his services, especially after the 6’6’’ Dutchman revealed that he would be interested in a move to the Emirates this summer.
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I think Wenger should get him but I don’t see it happening. Let’s face it Wenger will buy no one or unknown players.
Wenger would rather buy another crap from France than buying a quality player.Martin is a world class
keeper and one who can help solver our problems at the back.The team is going down and are becoming a laughing stock of other teams,hence we need changes at the top
i would love it if we brought stekelenburg bcoz he is a world class keeper that we need but also it will be a learnin curb for our very talented szczesny. i do doubt that wenger will buy him bcoz he hardly spends 10 mil on a outfield player let alone a goalkeeper.
p.s stekelenburg is 6’4 not 6’6
yes he must call him, B`cos we need keeper like Stekelenburg, so