Arsenal could sell £100k-a-week player, many clubs want him

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is open to selling Bernd Leno this summer, according to The Mirror.

The Gunners goalkeeper endured a difficult season last time out, making a few errors.

The Mirror claims that Arteta knows he needs a more consistent goalkeeper if Arsenal are going to challenge for the top four.

Gunners scouts have apparently been compiling reports on potential targets as Arteta looks to shore up his team’s defences.

And if they can sign a new No. 1, Arteta is reportedly willing to sell Leno, added the report.

He will apparently be available for a similar price, or slightly less, if Arsenal can find a replacement and a buyer for their keeper.

Arsenal first-choice’s uncertain future

Leno joined Arsenal in 2018 for a reported £22.5million on a £100,000-a-week contract.

The 29-year-old has made 117 competitive appearances for the Gunners, including 49 last term.

However, Leno’s future at the Emirates Stadium is somewhat uncertain.

According to The Athletic, he’s one of at least five senior Arsenal players who some staff members think may be looking to leave this summer.

Earlier this month, Fabrizio Romano told The Arsenal Lounge on Friday that clubs have been asking about Leno.

“At the moment, there is nothing advanced from what I am told,” he said. “A lot of clubs are enquiring, nothing advanced.”

Leno is not a bad keeper by any means, and he’s not the only Arsenal player who wasn’t at his best last season.

However, the Gunners could certainly do with strengthening their ranks in between the sticks.

Emiliano Martinez’s departure was a bad decision in hindsight while Runar Alex Runarsson has not impressed.

Ideally, Arteta would get a goalkeeper who can challenge Leno for the first-team gloves.

Two good goalkeepers in competition with one another should increase standards for both.