One of the Best Transfers WRT Arsenal

West Ham United have signed goalkeeper Manuel Almunia on an initial one-month emergency loan from Arsenal after he slipped down the pecking order at the Emirates.

Almunia, 34, has arrived to cover for current West Ham No. 1 Robert Green, who faces around six weeks out with a knee cartilage injury.

Hammers boss Sam Allardyce told West Ham TV: "We've been hot on the phone and secured an excellent signing in the short-term in Manuel Almunia from Arsenal. It's a big 'thank you' again to Arsene Wenger and Arsenal for allowing us to get such a high-class and experienced goalkeeper to come in and fill-in for Robert for the time being.

"I think he hasn't had as many games at Arsenal as he would have liked so he wants to play first-team football at the end of the day.

"We hope that huge amount of experience he has had at Arsenal and the football he has played on a regular basis will stand us in good stead here at West Ham and more and more clean sheets will come from his presence in goal. That will obviously help us to secure more victories while Robert is out."

Almunia becomes West Ham's 13th signing since the arrival of manager Allardyce in June, following Abdoulaye Faye, Kevin Nolan, Joey O'Brien, Matt Taylor, George McCartney, John Carew, Sam Baldock, Brian Montenegro, Papa Bouba Diop, David Bentley, Guy Demel and Arsenal team-mate Henri Lansbury in joining the club.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This IMO is the best transfer involving Arsenal this year BTW any almunia fans here?None I guess......Almost all the dead weight like Denilson,Almunia etc., are making a move away from Arsenal albeit on a temporary basis

YUHU, doubt they will keep him though. And Sam Alardyce is thanking Wenger lol, we thank you Sam, THANK YOU.

Big Sam has at last done something good for Arsenal....

Somebody pinch me..

srigooner wrote:Somebody pinch me..

That good enough?

Big sam

beatrixasdfghjk. wrote:

srigooner wrote:Somebody pinch me..

That good enough?

Close enough.

Finally.

Time to give Sczcesny that #1 jersey...

Aaannndd here is the b*tch part of the deal. Its for ONE MONTH ONLY. What it means is no Blondie influence in the dressing room. I wonder how we'll perform this one month, esp defensively. If we end up with 5 clean sheets, I'd pay to get rid of Blondie.