Wojciech Szczesny returns to Roma on season-long loan

Wojciech Szczesny of AS Roma in action during the pre-season friendly match between AS Roma and Sevilla FC at Olimpico Stadium on August 14, 2015
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Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny returns to Roma on a season-long loan.

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has returned to Roma on a season-long loan.

The Poland international spent the 2015-16 campaign on a temporary deal at the Stadio Olimpico, making 34 Serie A appearances and eight in the Champions League.

A report in the Daily Star claims that Roma will cover the entirety of the keeper's £46,000-a-week wage, while Arsenal will pocket £840,000 for permitting the loan.

"I'm very happy," Szczesny told Roma TV. "After a good season last year I had possibility of coming back and I was very happy that the coach wanted me. I'm delighted to be back and I hope that we can improve on what we did last season."

The 26-year-old joined Arsenal's academy in 2006 and made his senior debut three years later.

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