“He’s a keeper”
Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen. The German goalkeeper narrowly missed out on a place in Germany’s World Cup squad this summer, as Joachim Löw elected to bring Kevin Trapp as third choice between the sticks.
He's a keeper ?#HeyLeno pic.twitter.com/iGDIhOt5Ah
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) June 19, 2018
The 26-year-old is newly appointed Arsenal manager Unai Emery’s second high profile signing of the summer after Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus on a free transfer.
.@Bernd_Leno wechselt von #Bayer04 zum FC @Arsenal.
Wir danken dir für sieben unvergessliche Jahre #mitdemKreuzaufderBrust. ? Mach's gut, Bernd! ?❤️#DankeBernd pic.twitter.com/mOI9cYn0iY
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball) June 19, 2018
Leverkusen thanked Leno for his service with a highlights video on Instagram. Finally, it looks like Arsenal have a good goalkeeper. Lord knows they’ve been waiting a while.