Arsenal Signs German Keeper, Bernd Leno

Arsenal unveil new signing Bernd Leno at London Colney on June 19, 2018 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bernd Leno; goalkeeper

Leno Is An Experienced Keeper – Emery

Unai Emery, has added to the Arsenal side on Tuesday, by signing experienced German goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, from Lerverkusen.

Leno, who is 26 years old, will be the second singing for the new Arsenal coach, who succeeded Arsene Wenger, after stepping down at the end of last season.

Naija News earlier reported Leno was close to joining the London outfit, and the €22m (£19.2m/$25m) has now been completed.

“For me it’s a dream to play for Arsenal,” Leno told the Premier League club’s website.

“In Germany, Arsenal are so famous and when I heard it (transfer), I was a little bit nervous, but at that moment it was clear for me: I wanted to sign for Arsenal.”

Leno added: “I’ll try to help the team to come back to the Champions League and to win some trophies. Arsenal belong in the Champions League.

“Now it’s a new chapter for the club. I spoke to Unai Emery and he said that he believes I’m a good goalkeeper, and that he wanted me to join.”

Emery said Leno was a “goalkeeper of high quality and experience”, and he will now join a squad where veteran Petr Cech and David Ospina, playing for Colombia at the World Cup, have been the first-choice keepers.

The Gunners, who finished sixth last season, had previously signed Swiss defender Stephan Lichtsteiner on a free from Juventus, while midfielder Granit Xhaka extended his contract.

But former Arsenal goalkeeper Lehmann was among several coaching staff to leave the club, with Spanish manager Emery bringing in his own trusted lieutenants to the Emirates Stadium.

Nevertheless, Wenger’s assistant Steve Bould, a former Arsenal defender, will remain on Emery’s team.

Lehmann wrote on Twitter: “Dear #Arsenal Fans, I am sorry to leave the club after only one year again.

“It was a good experience working with the players as one of the assistant-coaches. But the attitude from our 2004-group is not needed there anymore.“