Arsenal have reportedly raised their asking price for back-up goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny by almost 54%. Szczesny has spent the last two seasons out on loan at Roma and Arsenal had been willing to sanction his permanent sale for £13m, according to The Sun. However, the same newspaper are now reporting that Arsenal will demand £20m for the 27-year-old Pole. Arsenal's price chance was apparently inspired by Everton paying a surprisingly large £30m to sign England U21 goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from Sunderland earlier this month. The Sun suggest that Arsenal have realised that the transfer fees have inflated significantly and have adjusted Szczesny's value accordingly. Arsenal are...
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