Date: 18th February 2019 at 1:40pm
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Arsenal’s David Ospina will make his loan move to Napoli permanent at the end of the season.

The Colombian joined the Italian outfit in August 2018 after failing to maintain Arsenal’s No 1 jersey.

The 30-year-old has played 18 games for the Serie A club, with a clause in the deal meaning the move will be made permanent if he makes 25 appearances.

However, only three appearances have been made in 2019.

The keeper, whose Arsenal contract expires in 2020, suggested that the clause in his loan is the reason for his lack of recent games.

“My current situation is that I am on loan for this season and there is a clause based on a certain number of games, where if I play, the transfer will become an automatic purchase,” Ospina told Blu Radio, as transcribed by Colombia’s Marca and translated by Sport Witness.

Ospina will leave Arsenal at the end of the season

“When the situation does not depend on me, all I can do is wait for the decision to be made, which in this case is from Napoli.

“The club had just made a great purchase with Meret, who is a young goalkeeper with a great future, so I knew that when he came, this might happen.”

Despite the lack of game time, Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the keeper will stay with the club next season “regardless” of any appearance clause.

“He will remain next year, regardless of the matches that he will do or not.”

The reported fee to buy Ospina outright is £3.5m. They signed him for £3m in summer 2014.

 

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