The north Londoners have been locked in
negotiations for the goalkeeper and are nearing an
agreement, with the Czech ready to end his 11-
year stay at Stamford Bridge
By Greg Stobart Follow on Twitter
Petr Cech will undergo a medical on Friday before
completing a move to Arsenal next week after the
Gunners agreed a fee with Chelsea for the veteran
goalkeeper.
The Czech Republic international has already
agreed personal terms with the north Londoners
and is on the verge of ending his 11-year
association with the Blues.
Despite having just one year left on his contract,
Chelsea hope to receive as much as £15 million
(€21m) for the 33-year-old, who was desperate for
first-team football after being usurped by Thibaut
Courtois.
Goal first revealed that Cech had asked to join
Arsenal at the start of June , with the veteran
goalkeeper not only keen to re-establish himself
as No.1 but also wary of uprooting his young
family.
Jose Mourinho was publicly against the idea of
allowing Cech to join a rival, but the final decision
lay with Roman Abramovich who sanctioned the
move due to his friendship with the keeper and out
of respect for his long and successful career at
Stamford Bridge.
Cech has won the Premier League four times with
the Blues since joining from Rennes in 2004, also
lifting the FA Cup, Champions League and Europa
League.
His departure leaves Chelsea in need of a new
No.2, and the club have already identified Stoke
City's wantaway shot-stopper Asmir Begovic as a
possible target .
Arsenal, meanwhile, could now offload David
Ospina despite his strong form in the second half
of the season, with rumoured interest from
Fenerbahce, while Wojciech Szczesny is seen as a
more capable deputy to Cech.
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