Arsenal eye bargain Andre Onana transfer as possible Bernd Leno replacement

Arsenal are making their move in the transfer market over four weeks before the summer window opens, with discussions taking place over a deal for Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana, who may replace Bernd Leno.

The goalkeeping situation at Arsenal, like so many other issues, has been a slow-burning process that having been not properly seen to, has blown up into a more severe issue. There hasn’t been a fully reliable man in between the sticks since Jens Lehmann.

Bernd Leno is a goalkeeper with negative and positive attributes. He has saved Arsenal multiple points since being instilled as the number one, just as he’s cost the side points as well. While the issue of Leno being number one may be far away from the most serious concern in north London, how they’ve dealt with the number two situation has been.

Emiliano Martinez was sold for £20m, a deal the club could not turn down. In came Alex Runarsson to act as Leno’s understudy, with the Icelandic keeper being a hugely disappointing acquisition, even if for such a meagre fee.

Arsenal eye bargain Andre Onana transfer from Ajax as possible Bernd Leno replacement in summer window

Mat Ryan was signed in the winter on loan, a smart piece of business, yet even his future is undecided and Mikel Arteta fielding him in the Premier League may even suggest the clock is ticking on Leno’s time in north London, one not aided by his admission that he would be ‘open to anything’ in the future.

The German has two years left on his deal and has failed to win over a large contingent of the supporters, who understandably see his flaws as a crucial element of his game that has and will not be eradicated given the consistency of such errors throughout his career. The argument for him needing legitimate competition is a strong one, too.

Either way, there will be movement in that department, it seems.

While right-backs, left-backs, holding midfielders, attacking midfielders and strikers sit among the ever-growing list of areas to tackle, Arsenal are taking strides to strengthen their goalkeeping department.

Their attention has turned to the Netherlands.