Germany international keeper Bernd Leno has moved to Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen in a £20million deal, which was confirmed on Tuesday evening. Leverkusen posted to Twitter: 'Bernd Leno is joining Arsenal, effective immediately. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication, Bernd! We wish you all the best in this next phase of your career!' Arsenal then announced the deal on their own social media page, with a short video captioned 'he's a keeper'. Scroll down for video. Germany international keeper Bernd Leno has moved to Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen Leno is set to challenge Petr Cech for the Arsenal No1 spot under Unai Emery New boss Emery described his new signing as experienced and of high quality Leno signed for Leverkusen in 2011 from Stuttgart but missed out on this year's World Cup The 26-year-old has agreed a five-year deal with the Emirates Stadium club and will join Unai Emery's revolution for a £20m transfer fee. Emery told the club website: 'Bernd is a goalkeeper of high quality and experience. He has been a top performer and regular No 1 goalkeeper with Leverkusen in the Bundesliga for the past seven years. 'We are all excited that Bernd has chosen Arsenal and look forward to start working with him in pre-season.' Leverkusen confirmed on Tuesday that their No 1 keeper had moved to the Premier League Talks have been ongoing for several weeks, and with the formalities complete Leno will now swap Germany for England. The move casts serious doubt over Petr Cech's future at the club. The former Chelsea star has established himself as Arsenal's first-choice keeper in recent seasons, but Leno has arrived expecting to be No 1. The 26-year-old has agreed a five-year deal with the Emirates Stadium club for £20million Leno, 26, made more than 300 appearances for Leverkusen before moving to England Napoli have an interest in taking Petr Cech on loan but have others as priorities. Cech, 36, has just 12 months remaining on his contract with Arsenal and it is not clear whether Emery wants to keep the veteran beyond that. Emery has also lined up Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira and Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos with more talks ongoing with other targets. Leno signed for Leverkusen in 2011 from Stuttgart and in the September became the youngest goalkeeper to feature in a Champions League match at the age of just 19 years and 193 days, during a group-stage game against Chelsea. Notably, Leno has missed just five Bundesliga games across the last seven seasons, making him one of the most recognisable figures in German football. He will leave Bayer Leverkusen with 304 appearances to his name. Leno has won six senior caps for Germany, however he missed out on a place in the World Cup squad, with Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Kevin Trapp selected for the Russia showpiece.<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section Arsenal Bernd Leno had been at Bayer Leverkusen since 2011 Germany goalkeeper Bernd Leno has agreed to join Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen for a reported 22m euros external-link (£19.3m). Leno, 26, has made more than 230 appearances for the Bundesliga side. He has won six caps for Germany but was not included in their World Cup squad. "Happy and proud to play for this great club Arsenal in the future! I'll do my best and I'm looking forward to the start of the new season as a Gunner," Leno tweeted. Arsenal said the deal is "subject to the completion of regulatory processes". "Bernd is a goalkeeper of high quality and experience," Arsenal manager Unai Emery said. "He has been a top performer and regular number one goalkeeper for the past seven years." A Leverkusen statement said Leno had signed a "long-term contract" with Arsenal. Petr Cech and David Ospina are Arsenal's current first-team goalkeepers. New manager Emery signed defender Stephan Lichtsteiner on a free transfer from Italian champions Juventus this month. Leno is a 'great goalkeeper' Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-0 to Chelsea in the Champions League in 2011-12 "I've enjoyed my time at Leverkusen from day one to now," said Leno. "I'm very grateful the club chose me to be the number one as a 19-year-old. "After seven fantastic years, I'm now on my to another very exciting league. But I'm sure we'll meet each other often on the European stage in the future." In 2011, Leno became the youngest goalkeeper to feature in the Champions League when he played against Chelsea aged 19 years and 193 days. He made his Germany debut in 2016 and was part of the squad that won the 2017 Confederations Cup. Leno was named in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for the World Cup in Russia, but was left out of the final 23. Leverkusen sporting director Jonas Boldt described Leno as a "great goalkeeper". He said: "Bernd has consistently performed well for us over the years. We wish him all the best in his future at Arsenal." Bould stays as Lehmann leaves In changes to the backroom staff at Arsenal, Steve Bould will continue as assistant manager, alongside Emery's long-time assistant Juan Carlos Carcedo. Pablo Villanueva joins as first-team coach, while director of high performance Darren Burgess and goalkeeping coach Sal Bibbo retain their positions as Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis looks for "continuity in a period of change". Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is among the coaching staff departing, along with Neil Banfield, Tony Colbert, Gerry Peyton, Boro Primorac and Colin Lewin. Physiotherapists Andy Rolls and Ben Ashworth, osteopath Dr Philippe Boixel and travel manager Paul Johnson have also left.<doc-sep>TF-Images/Getty Images Bayer Leverksen announced on Tuesday that goalkeeper Bernd Leno has completed a move to Arsenal: The Gunners reportedly agreed a fee of €22 million (£19.3 million) for the 26-year-old, according to David Ornstein at BBC Sport. Freelance football writer Lars Pollmann offered context on the transfer fee: The goalkeeper is seen as the "long-term successor to Petr Cech," per Fabrizio Romano and Ed Aarons at The Guardian. Cech turned 36 in May and has one year left on his deal. The veteran came under scrutiny for his displays last season, as shown by WhoScored.com: Manager Unai Emery told the club's official website: "We are very pleased that Bernd Leno will be joining us. Bernd is a goalkeeper of high quality and experience. He has been a top performer and regular number one goalkeeper with Leverkusen in the Bundesliga for the past seven years. We are all excited that Bernd has chosen Arsenal football club and look forward to start working with him in pre-season." Leno was part of Germany's provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup but was one of the four players omitted from Joachim Low's final 23-man party along with Leroy Sane, Nils Petersen and Jonathan Tah. Germany possess quality when it comes to goalkeepers with Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer, Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Paris Saint-Germain's Kevin Trapp ahead of Leno in the pecking order. Leno joined Stuttgart in 2014 and went on to become the club's first-choice goalkeeper. However, he is still capable of making errors, according to football journalist Chris Williams: Video Play Button Videos you might like Hush Kerai at Sky Sports News explained why he will still be welcomed at Arsenal: The goalkeeper does have an excellent record when it comes to penalties, as shown by Opta: Leno becomes Arsenal's second signing under Emery. The club have already confirmed they have brought in Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus on a free transfer. Arsenal are also expected to land Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira and are hopeful of doing a deal during the World Cup, per Bruce Archer at the Daily Express. Football writer Ben Fairthorne offered an update on Arsenal's summer transfer business: Bringing in a new goalkeeper looked a priority for Arsenal this summer, and they have moved quickly to sign an experienced goalkeeper who will be expected to take over from Cech next season.<doc-sep>Bernd Leno is set to join Arsenal (Picture: Getty) Arsenal are set to announce the signing of Bernd Leno on Tuesday, according to reports in Germany. Leno has made 304 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen since joining the club back in 2011 but the 26-year-old goalkeeper has agreed to join the Gunners ahead of the 2018/19 campaign. It’s understood Arsenal have wrapped up a deal for Leno for a fee of around £22million, with Unai Emery determined to bring in competition for Petr Cech. German outlet SportBild claims Arsenal will unveil the Germany international on Tuesday. Cech, who turned 36 last month, is likely to be demoted to reserve ‘keeper and could be tempted to leave the club in search of guaranteed playing time. Bernd Leno has been with Leverkusen since 2011 (Picture: Getty) The north London giants have already completed the signing of Stephan Lichtsteiner. Former Juventus full-back Lichtsteiner joined Arsenal on a free transfer after agreed to a one-year contract at the Emirates. Borussia Dortmund centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos is also on the verge of a switch after undergoing a medical. Sokratis Papastathopoulos has had a medical with the Gunners (Picture: Getty) Sokratis’ father revealed that his son turned down the advances of Manchester United to join Arsenal. ‘There was interest from United but for July, he had to wait until July for United,’ Charalambos Papastathopoulos told Greek radio station Radio 24/7 88.6. ‘United have a very good relationship with Dortmund, the teams speak a lot, but Sokratis chose to go to Arsenal.’ MORE : Does Jesse Lingard have a girlfriend and what happened with Jena Frumes?<doc-sep>
Arsenal have completed a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno. Arsenal are yet to confirm the transfer fee or length of Leno's contract. The 26-year-old made 230 appearances for Leverkusen across seven seasons in the Bundesliga and has won six caps for Germany but was not included in Joachim Low's 23-man squad for the World Cup. Happy and proud to play for this great club @Arsenal in the future! I’ll do my best and I‘m looking forward to the start of the new season as a Gunner. 💪😉 — Bernd Leno (@Bernd_Leno) June 19, 2018 The Stuttgart academy product holds the distinction of being the youngest goalkeeper to feature in a Champions League match when he played for Leverkusen against Chelsea in 2011 at just 19 years and 193 days old. Image: Leno was a part of the Germany squad that won the 2017 Confederations Cup Arsenal's head coach Unai Emery told the club's website: "We are very pleased that Bernd Leno will be joining us. "Bernd is a goalkeeper of high quality and experience. He has been a top performer and regular number one goalkeeper with Leverkusen in the Bundesliga for the past seven years. "We are all excited that Bernd has chosen Arsenal Football Club and look forward to start working with him in pre-season." Leno will become Emery's second official signing since replacing Arsene Wenger at the end of the season, with former Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner arriving on a free transfer. Sky Sports News understands the Gunners have also agreed a deal for Borussia Dortmund centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos, with the transfer expected to be formally announced on July 1. They are also in talks with Sampdoria for midfielder Lucas Torreira and an agreement is close, according to Sky in Italy.