Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Kevin Trapp could follow Unai Emery to Arsenal, according to reports in the German’s home country.

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WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - MARCH 03: Goalkeeper Bernd Leno of Leverkusen looks on during the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Volkswagen Arena on March 3, 2018 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Kern/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Bernd Leno (Photo by Matthias Kern/Bongarts/Getty Images)
  • Current club: Bayer Leverkusen
  • Age: 26
  • Contract until: 2020
  • Estimated value: £16.2m

The Express write that Leno ‘wants’ a move to Arsenal, and ‘is keen to join’ this summer. They say the club are looking to replace their current number one, and Leno is top of their wishlist. Bild reported that Arsenal held talks with the player earlier this month.

The goalkeeper has already turned down Napoli, but his agent admitted at the time there were alternative options. Speaking in Bild, Leno’s representative Uli Ferber said: “I can confirm that there were negotiations with Napoli, which we cancelled. Napoli is not an option. There are more options, we’ll get together after the season ends.”

According to various reports, Arsenal are one of those alternatives, along with their Europa League semi-final rivals Atletico Madrid.

Leno previously told the media that if he leaves Germany, it will only be to play as a ‘clear number 1’. He most certainly wouldn’t have any guarantees of that if he went to Atletico, who have Jan Oblak. That might explain why he’s more keen on the Arsenal job.

Petr Cech will be 36 by June, and David Ospina has one year left on his contract. The club is set up for a new goalkeeper to come in and nail down a starting spot.

One of Leno’s biggest strengths is his distribution, which is something Arsenal often struggle with. The goalkeeper also travelled with his country to win the Confederations Cup last summer, although he only appeared once.

His stats aren’t exactly mind-blowing, with 12 clean sheets in 38 matches, roughly the same as Cech. We’ll see if Arsenal are convinced about him in the coming weeks.

2017/18 stats

  • Clean sheets: 12 in 38 matches
  • Saves per goal (Bundesliga): 1.19
  • Errors leading to goals: 2
  • Distribution accuracy: 70%