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Germany international goalkeeper Bernd Leno joins Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen in £20m deal.
German international keeper Bernd Leno has moved to Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen, with the deal confirmed on Tuesday evening.
Leverkusen posted to Twitter: 'Bernd Leno is joining Arsenal, effective immediately. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication, Bernd! We wish you all the best in this next phase of your career!'
Arsenal then confirmed the deal on their own social media page, with a short video captioned 'he's a keeper'.
The 26-year-old has agreed a five-year deal with the Emirates Stadium club and will join Unai Emery's revolution for a £20million transfer fee.
Emery told the club website: 'Bernd is a goalkeeper of high quality and experience. He has been a top performer and regular No 1 goalkeeper with Leverkusen in the Bundesliga for the past seven years.
'We are all excited that Bernd has chosen Arsenal and look forward to start working with him in pre-season.'
Talks have been ongoing for several weeks, and with the formalities complete Leno will now swap Germany for England.
The move casts serious doubt over Petr Cech's future at the club. The former Chelsea star has established himself as Arsenal's first-choice keeper in recent seasons, but Leno has arrived expecting to be No 1.