Arsenal goalkeeper Ospina fears Napoli won’t make transfer permanent
Colombian shot-stopper must play a certain amount of games for Serie A side to trigger permanent move and extend Italian stay
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ARSENAL'S loaned out keeper David Ospina believes his future at Napoli is in limbo.
The Colombian keeper was sent out to the Serie A side for the season and could end up remaining in his Italian job past the end of the campaign.
Napoli have an option to buy at the end of the season with a fee in the region of £3.5million.
But Ospina, 30, who has played in 17 games this season, explained how he must reach a certain tally to extend his stay.
The shot-stopper told Radio Blu: “My current situation is that I am on loan for this season and there’s a clause based on the number of games, so if I play regularly, it’ll become an automatic purchase.
“When the situation doesn’t depend on me, all I can do is wait for the decisions to be made by Napoli.
"The club had just spent a lot of money on Meret, a young goalkeeper with a great future ahead of him, so I knew that when he came back from injury, this might happen."
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Ospina had been second-choice keeper at the Emirates to Petr Cech since joining from Nice in 2014.
Popular under former boss Arsene Wenger, Ospina decided against remaining in North London when Unai Emery took over.
The Spanish coach signed Bernd Leno who was in direct competition with Cech for the No1 jersey.
Ospina's options at Napoli may fall away after first-choice Alex Meret returned from injury.