Fabianski deal 'already
done'
Former Legia Warsaw coach Dariusz Kubicki believes Lukasz
Fabianski's move to Arsenal is "already done".
The website confirmed on Wednesday that the 22-year-old goalkeeper
was close to joining The Gunners after undergoing a medical in
London.
Kubicki is confident Fabianski will soon become an Arsenal player
after snubbing interest from Germany to move to the
Premiership.
Asked when he expected the deal to be completed, Kubicki told the
website: "I think it's already done. What I know is this transfer
is definitely going through.
"It's a great chance for him. A lot of polish players dream about
playing in the Premier League.
"He had some other options with big clubs in Germany but the offer
which Arsene Wenger gave him probably was the best and not the
financial side of the offer but the prospect of playing for a big
club, maybe not yet but in a season or so."
Fabianski, a member of Poland's 2006 World Cup squad, was expected
to feature for Legia Warsaw on Wednesday evening.
However, he was only on the bench, further fuelling talk that a
move to Emirates Stadium is edging nearer.
"Last night Legia Warsaw played a game against Gornik Leczna and
Lukasz was only on the bench because the club wanted to check his
substitute Jan Mucha will be able to fill his place," Kubicki
explained.
Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia are likely to begin next season
ahead of Fabianski in the pecking order, but Kubicki does not
expect the young shot-stopper to take too long breaking into the
first-team.
"When he came to Legia Warsaw he was the second keeper behind Artur
Boruc and it didn't take him long (to become number one)," he
said.
"He's prepared to wait for his chance and when he gets it I'm sure
he will take it with both hands."
Kubicki is also expecting Fabianski to become his country's number
one in the not too distant future.
He added: "He's probably on a similar level (to Tomasz Kuszczak and
Boruc) but he's five or four years younger than them and that's an
advantage."
