Arsenal have completed the signing of goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen, throwing Petr Cech's future at the club into doubt.

The deal was announced after Arsenal reportedly agreed a €25 million fee with Leverkusen.

Leno, 26, brings immediate competition for the starting spot and most likely means Arsenal will sell one of their two previous goalkeepers -- Cech or Colombia international David Ospina -- though it remains unclear which one will have to give way.

Ospina has been linked...

Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno, sources have told ESPN FC.

The 26-year-old is expected to sign a five-year deal and the move could be finalised later this week, sources said. German newspaper Bild reported the transfer fee was in the region of €25 million.

New Arsenal boss Unai Emery has identified Leno as the club's long-term replacement for Petr Cech.

Arsenal have been locked in talks with Leverkusen over a deal for Leno for several weeks and the...

Bayern Munich have tabled a €60 million bid for Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

Leverkusen, however, are holding out for a fee closer to €100m and would much prefer to sell the 20-year-old to Real Madrid, who have also expressed a strong interest in him.

The Champions League finalists have instructed Portuguese agent Jose Mendes to explore the possibility of luring the Jamaican-born attacking midfielder to the Bernabeu.

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Bayer Leverkusen keeper Bernd Leno has stopped negotiations with Napoli, his agent has told Bild, amid links with Arsenal and Atletico Madrid.

Leno, 26, reportedly has a €25 million release clause in his contract, which runs until 2020.

He is set to be part of Germany's 23-man World Cup squad and has established himself as one of Bundesliga's best goalkeepers since joining Leverkusen from Stuttgart's reserves in 2011.

Agent Uli Ferber said: "I can confirm there were negotiations with Napoli,...

Bayer Leverkusen completed the signing of Brazilian forward Paulinho from Vasco da Gama for next season in what the Bundesliga club called "a real coup."

The 17-year-old Paulinho signed a contract through June 2023, effective from his next birthday on July 15.

A transfer fee was not disclosed, but kicker magazine in Germany reported Leverkusen took advantage of financial problems at Vasco da Gama by having its offer of just under €20 million accepted -- €10m less than his release clause.

However,...