Arsenal goalkeeping target Bernd Leno has told Bayer Leverkusen that he wants to leave the club in the upcoming summer transfer window.
The 26-year-old German goalkeeper has a contract until 2020 with Leverkusen, but it contains a clause that allows him to leave the club at the end of the season.
A number European clubs have been keeping tabs on his situation and are prepared to pounce in the coming months in order to snare him away from the Bundesliga club.
And according to German magazine Sport Bild, the goalkeeper and his representatives have informed Leverkusen that he wants to take up the exit option in the summer.
Premier League giants Arsenal and La Liga heavyweights Atletico Madrid are said to be interested in signing the goalkeeper and Leno is keen to get a taste of football outside Germany.
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Serie A’s Napoli have also been keeping tabs on the goalkeeper and are keen to get into the mix if it becomes clear that Leno is prepared to leave Leverkusen in the summer.
Leno’s contract with Leverkusen reportedly contains a release clause worth €20m to €25m, which will not leave any room for the German club to haggle over the transfer fee.
Joining Leverkusen from Stuttgart in 2011, Leno has turned in 301 appearances for the club in all competitions thus far.
