Barcelona prepared to part with Neto this summer with Arsenal ‘mulling over’ move

Leno & Arsenal

Arsenal’s current goalkeeping situation is something of a strange one.

Last season’s run-in saw Emiliano Martinez put on some starring displays for the north Londoners, playing a key role in their FA Cup final success.

However, over the summer, Arsenal made the decision to stick with Bernd Leno as their no.1, and ship Martinez off to Aston Villa.

Since the Argentine joined Villa, he has continued to impress, whilst Leno has looked somewhat underwhelming.

The German has made a number of high-profile mistakes this season, including one vs Everton last month, with that defeat all but confirming Arsenal would not be finishing in the top-six this season:

That is an absolute shocker from Leno.

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Neto to leave Barcelona

In turn, amid a fairly disappointing campaign, it was not too much of a shock to see it claimed that Leno is one of several players for sale at Arsenal this summer.

Amongst the Gunners stars on the market are believed to be Leno, Hector Bellerin, Lucas Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Sead Kolasinac.

Now, a recent report from the Spanish media has linked Arsenal with a new keeper.

As per Goal, citing Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are willing to part ways with Neto this summer, with Arsenal believed to be mulling over an offer.

Neto’s current deal in Catalonia does run until 2023, but MD claim that the shot-stopper will play his final game for the club this Saturday.

There is no potential fee mentioned in the report, but given his fairly short contract and his limited playing time since he joined Barca, it is hard to see the 31-year-old setting any potential suitor back too much.

It is also not reported as to whether or not Neto would be viewed as a replacement for Leno or as a back-up to the German.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	36	47	83
2	Manchester United FC	36	28	70
3	Leicester City FC	36	21	66
4	Chelsea FC	36	22	64
5	Liverpool FC	36	21	63
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	36	22	59
7	West Ham United FC	36	10	59
8	Everton FC	36	3	56
9	Arsenal FC	36	12	55
10	Leeds United	36	4	53
11	Aston Villa FC	36	7	49
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	36	-14	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	36	-21	44
14	Southampton FC	36	-16	43
15	Burnley FC	36	-18	39
16	Newcastle United FC	36	-19	39
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	36	-5	38
18	Fulham FC	36	-24	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	36	-37	26
20	Sheffield United FC	36	-43	20

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Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	22
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	16
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Cavani, Edinson	Manchester United FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	10
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	9
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Dallas, Stuart	Leeds United	0	7
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	12
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6

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