Arsenal lose out to Schalke in race for young goalkeeper

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Arsenal are set to miss out on the signing of goalkeeper Markus Schubert as reports claim he has agreed a deal with Schalke.

Markus Schubert

The 21-year-old is set to become the Bundesliga club's first-choice option in goal by 2020 at the latest, with current incumbent Alexander Nubel on the way out, 

Sport1 claims that Schubert has already signed a four-year deal with Schalke after leaving Dynamo Dresden at the end of his contract.  

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.