Arsenal have made a decision amid links with Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana.
Onana has been linked with the Gunners throughout the summer after his ban following the taking of a banned substance was reduced for nine months, clearing him for the start of next season.
The Ajax stopper quickly emerged as the likely option for Arsenal as they look to strengthen the goalkeeping position, but it looks as though the Gunners will now look closer to home.
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According to football.london, Arsenal are yet to submit an official bid for Onana, and what’s more, they are keen to explore homegrown options in the goalkeeping position.
Each Premier League club must include eight homegrown players in its squad and Arsenal think the goalkeeper position could provide them an opportunity to tick off another one of those spaces.
With that in mind, they are said to be considering goalkeeper who are eligible to be homegrown and that target is likely to replace Bernd Leno as number one.
The same report claims Leno has already told Arsenal of his desire to seek a new challenge and that leaves Mikel Arteta with some shopping to do in the goalkeeping position.
Though, it seems Onana will not be top of his list, despite the Ajax goalkeeper’s recent boost of having his ban reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
faebeiop
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arsenal should line this up a good mixture of moderate players and some home growns too
DrFranckeinstein
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Anyway if you don't wish to sign Onana it's your problem, Monaco is highly interested in him too.
jd_abba
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Arsenal are stupid. They're letting go of all thei primary targets
j4mie
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this onana looks like mc remote..🇳🇬🇳🇬
Wohailpty
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plz dont waste our time with this below average keeper..i think he wud perfer a line and a spliff
Fistonshurmugabo
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sign Onana and the Sheffield utd keeper n have them compete for the number 1 spot.. can only get arsenal better in that goalkeeper's position.
CBL-Suspect-Bahdezz
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We need him there. He's the best from Cameron🇨🇲
Layabors
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What about Karius of Liverpool?
wadceios
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kepa arrizabalaga from Chelsea is also a good option
wadceios
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sign unai Simon from athletic Club, hebis better fit than onana
lord_henry-14
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Arsenal never changes. They won't buy a player until another team snaps him up and then they come to the press agonizing how they would have landed that player at the Emirates.
Last year Man utd and Napoli tried to snap Gabriel it didn't happened
hoobcdklr
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it's so sad that arsenal always scared good players for other teams to buy, Onana should be one of the best player for arsenal and he's cheap, I thought by now the deal would've be completed
Gunners4ever❤
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Arsenal my team come for food
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Of course, only a visitor would post such a useless picture. Posting a shot of your meal on a football app, who even does that?
Gunners4ever❤
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We need him. Please sign him and Neves after signing White.
Wuhbcmnor
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me me ifme call XXX call by XXX xx
Hocbdkosy
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could you imagine small team like AV winning bid ahead of us.
Hocbdkosy
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o God when this our team will forget about getting players on deadline day.
ClemJay
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Arsenal never changes. They won't buy a player until another team snaps him up and then they come to the press agonizing how they would have landed that player at the Emirates.
vesadintu
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God this makes the Martinez situation so much worse
siddikopr
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Arsenal my team come for food