Arsenal reach agreement of £20million transfer of Bernd Leno

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to announce the arrival of their latest recruit , goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the coming days. The Bayer Leverkusen star has been linked with a move away from Germany this summer, with Liverpool and Napoli mooted as potential suitors. A transfer to Napoli did seem to be all but sealed after Leverkusen admitted the stopper had an agreement with the Seria A side.

However, SportBild claim Arsenal have won the race for the highly-rated German and expect Leno to take over from Petr Cech. Leno will cost £20million and Arsenal are close to coming to terms with the player and Leverkusen. It is believed thjat Arsenal have met the release clause in Leno’s contract and expect the deal to now move quickly.

Source - sportbild