Football: Udine goalkeeper likely to join Slavia on loan

Italian football club Udine’s Czech goalkeeper Zdeněk Zlámal appears set to join Czech football club Slavia on loan until the end of the season, Slavia’s spokesman has said. Both clubs have been negotiating on the matter and are reportedly close to a deal. The result should be known next week. Zlámal, the former goalkeeper for the Under-21 squad, could boost Slavia at the back, given that the regular minder, Martin Vaniak has not returned to 100 percent health, while his replacement, Finn Ansii Jaakkola, has been less than solid between the posts, making a key mistake in a recent match against Olomouc.