Arsenal fail in last-gasp bid to sign France ace Cedric Carrasso as third-choice goalkeeper

ARSENAL suffered yet more heartache this summer with a failed Deadline-Day bid for French keeper Cedric Carrasso.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger earmarked the 35-year-old keeper available on a free transfer after departing Bordeuax as cover for Petr Cech and David Ospina.

Corrasso joined Galatasaray, but revealed he was in advanced talks to join the North Londoners, but the move to the Premier League broke down due to issues with agents.

The French international told L’Equipe: “Arsene Wenger wanted to work with three good goalkeepers in his squad, and I was lined up to join them as third choice.
"At first I thought that being third keeper and not being in their matchday squad would not be very interesting.
"But then I told myself: 'It's Arsenal after all. Let's give it a go.
"However, once again I had problems with agents."
Carrasso also attracted interest from Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Hearts saw a move to Sporting Lisbon fall through amid uncertainties over who represented him.

He added: "I accepted Sporting's offer. Everything was fine, but it went wrong because there was a snag with agents."
He had a loan spell with Crystal Palace in the 2001-02 season, but just made one Eagles appearance before returning to Marseille.
Avignon-born Carrasso won his solitary France cap in 2011. He also played for Guingamp and Toulouse before joining Bordeaux in 2009, and has made 465 first-team appearances for his various clubs.

Corrasso's revelation adds to what looks like another poor transfer window for Wenger.

Sead Kolasinac and club record signing Alexandre Lacazette were the only additons this summer, but the club claimed they were in the mix to sign Monaco pair Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Lemar.

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