Days after a reported row with Alexis Sanchez that could see the Chilean striker leave Arsenal, Arsene Wenger may be facing another fight to keep a key player.
David Ospina, the Colombian goalkeeper who is Petr Cech's understudy in the Premier League, wants to leave Emirates Stadium at the end of the season according to The Times.
The 28-year-old is Arsenal's Cup specialist and is expected to start the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening, but he has reportedly grown frustrated at a lack of opportunities in the league.
Ospina may be easier to replace, though, than Sanchez. Arsenal's top scorer this season with 20 goals in all competitions was dropped for Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, after which reports of a rift with Wenger appeared.
Wenger said on Tuesday that his relationship with Sanchez was "honest and normal" but the 28-year-old has not signed an extension on a deal that runs out in the summer of 2018.
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