Wenger: The number 1 position is available

Manager Arsène Wenger has revealed that he hasn't yet decided on who the number one goalkeeper at the club should be for the new season, indicating that that the spot is up for grabs.

Wenger commented that the reason for this is because he wanted to give all three goalkeepers at the club an equal opportunity to prove their credentials.

Manual Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski, Vito Mannone and Wojciech Szczesny are all candidates for the position, with three out of the four not inspiring at all in last season's performances.

The Frenchman also hinted that it could be a completely new player that wears the number one jersey. Wenger said: "We are still active in the transfer market.

"At the moment, in pre-season, there is no No 1 - you have to give a chance to everyone to show how good he is. You cannot decide that today.

"We are still looking at various situations, but I would not like to come out on any individuals."

Speaking after yesterday's 4-0 win over Barnet, the Frenchman also praised the performances of new signings Marouane Chamakh and Laurent Koscielny.

He added: "Both new signings did well over the 45 minutes.

"Koscielny adjusted slowly to the required challenges in the air, and you could see Chamakh was very good at bringing players in.

"With our creative midfielders, that will be suited to our game."

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