Winston.....By refusing to sign a keeper Wenger has proved to Almunia that he has confidence in him. He's 32 yrs old so i don't think loyalty is an issue here.

Wenger's eyes are fixed on Arsenal 20 yr old goalkeeper Wojciech Sczesny who is highly rated and has been tipped to be the best in the future. Wenger is however not ready to give the young keeper a starting role, that is why he wanted to sign Schwarzer (at 37 yrs)on a 1 year contract.

Look at the number of goals conceeded by other teams in the EPL last season and compare that to arsenal's.....even the keepers ( Given & Schwarzer) who were being tipped to replace Almunia let in more goals than him.

@ Maichblack....actually i expected more from Ferguson(in the transfer window)than Wenger.

Here's the reason why wenger won't spend money on a young top class anytime soon.

http://www.youtube.com/w...c4Eo&feature=related

Very Very True!!!!!

Smano....Wenger had so many options, if he was desperate for a keeper he would have signed one in June. Its quite obvious that his priority was not a keeper despite what the fans think.

Fulham's asking price for Schwarzer was so not an amount that would trouble Wenger. His buy-out price was also low. Fulham were desperate to keep Schwarzer!

Winston.....Manchester United won the league twice with one of the most useless Keepers in EPL history Fabien Barthez, wonder why?

conos.....the '98 French team was probably the best they'll ever have but thats besides the point.

You've actually captured my point so well....with a good defense the keeper would be protected. Van Der sar was previously at Fulham, how many titles were won there?

Spain has more than 5 top class keepers...Valdez (Barca) got his call-up at the world cup so how the hell do you expect Almunia to respresent them.

At some point Capello was considering calling up Almunia to play for England....What a useless lot!