Arsenal fans on Twitter have seemingly suggested that they would like Bernd Leno to be their number one ahead of the new Premier League campaign.
The 28-year-old posted a Twitter message on Monday after representing Germany in the UEFA Nations League, which included a contest against his teammate Granit Xhaka.
Leno has seemingly lost his place as Arsenal’s number one after Emiliano Martinez took his chance when the German was injured just after football restarted.
Mikel Arteta has a serious dilemma on his hands, and if he opts to stick with Martinez, then it will be interesting to see Leno’s reaction given that he was one of their best players last season.
Arsenal fans on social media think he is still their number one, but Arsenal’s clash at Fulham on Saturday will reveal all.
Arteta opted to stick with Martinez between his stick during their Community Shield win against Liverpool.
But it’s quite clear that both will want to don the gloves for the Premier League games.
Arsenal’s record transfer deals
- Nicolas Pepe
£72 million
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
£56 million
- Alexandre Lacazette
£52 million
- Thomas Partey
45 million
- Mesut Ozil
£42 million
In truth, Leno hasn’t done anything wrong other than get injured and find that his seat in the starting XI is no longer there upon his return.
But he has the backing from the Arsenal faithful, who sent this message to the player after he participated in a couple of international fixtures:
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