PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 24: David Ospina of Napoli celebrates his sides second goal during the Group C match of the UEFA Champions League between Paris Saint-Germain and SSC Napoli at Parc des Princes on October 24, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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Absolute delight as Arsenal and Napoli finally find agreement for transfer

Jun 16, 2019

Arsenal and Napoli have finally found agreement over the transfer of David Ospina with the Italians paying the amount stipulated in his loan agreement despite trying to pay a lot less.

Napoli's Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina (L) resumes playing after being injured during the Italian Serie A football match Napoli vs Udinese at the San Paolo stadium in Naples. (Photo by Carlo Hermann / AFP) — Napoli’s Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina (L) resumes playing after being injured during the Italian Serie A football match Napoli vs Udinese at the San Paolo stadium in Naples. (Photo by Carlo Hermann / AFP)

Over recent weeks the David Ospina-to-Napoli saga had become farcical. They benched him after 24 games so that they wouldn’t be obligated to buy him if he played 25, despite saying all season they wanted to do just that.

Then they tried to drive his price down. Now they are just paying up.

Quite what all the fuss was about is beyond me. I mean, it’s only David Ospina.

Ciro Venerato of @RaiSport: “Ospina will join Napoli. There is already a gentleman agreement with #AFC. Napoli will pay €4m as previously agreed in the contract.” pic.twitter.com/Frskwxrxt5

— Arsènic™ (@MrArsenicTM) June 14, 2019

Moves Naples for the defense Albiol to the greetings Ospina remains Villarreal will pay the clause of € 4 million which will be used to redeem the goalkeeper from Arsenal (Gazetta dello Sport, 15 June 2019) — Moves Naples for the defense Albiol to the greetings Ospina remains
Villarreal will pay the clause of € 4 million which will be used to redeem the goalkeeper from Arsenal (Gazetta dello Sport, 15 June 2019)

It had been reported for some time that the clause was €3.5m so I’m going to choose to believe that Napoli have dicked around so much Arsenal have charged them a twat-tariff.