Arsene Wenger was reportedly a fan of the Nigerian shot-stopper but a move never materialised
Arsenal, like Nigeria recently, have had persistent goalkeeping problems, with both seemingly struggling to find a consistent player between the sticks for different spells in the last 10 years or thereabouts.
While the Super Eagles’ issues began in the second half of the last decade following Vincent Enyeama’s final appearance in 2015, the Gunners’ stretches back over a decade, after Jens Lehmann’s understandable decline in the late 2000s.
The German shot-stopper was Arsene Wenger’s man in goal for Arsenal’s Invincibles campaign of 2003/04 and ensured a smooth transition following David Seaman’s departure in 2003 after 13 years at the club.