• Current club: Bayer Leverkusen
• Age: 26
• Contract until: 2020
• Estimated value: £14m

In recent weeks Leno has become the latest goalkeeper to be touted as Čech’s replacement.

The German travelled with his country to win the Confederations Cup this summer, although he only appeared once.

One of his biggest strengths is his distribution, something Arsenal goalkeepers have had a lot of trouble with lately.

For example, in the League Cup final David Ospina couldn’t even find a teammate with half of his passes. Meanwhile Bravo completed over two-thirds of his, and Manchester City saw the benefits of that.

Right now Arsenal’s keepers aren’t saving or distributing well enough, so they’re costing the team twice over.

2017/18 stats

• Clean sheets: 10 in 31 matches (one every 3.10 matches)
• Saves per goal (Bundesliga): 1.20
• Errors leading to goals: 2
• Distribution accuracy: 70%