Arsenal target Barcelona goalkeeper Neto as Alex Runarsson replacement

Arsenal need to substitute Alex Runarsson and have reignited their curiosity in Barcelona goalkeeper Neto, in line with reviews.

The 25-year-old joined the Gunners from French aspect Dijon in September however has struggled to impress when he has deputised for Bernd Leno.

The Iceland worldwide made an enormous error in Arsenal’s defeat at dwelling to Manchester City within the Carabao Cup final month and the Gunners at the moment are trying to herald stronger competitors for Leno.

According to Sky Sports, Arsenal are exploring the potential of signing Neto having missed out on a deal in the summertime.

The Gunners had held negotiations with Barcelona final summer time however the Spanish membership have been unwilling to comply with a mortgage deal and have been holding out for an £18 million payment.

Neto has made 9 appearances for Barcelona this season however stays the back-up choice to Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Speaking earlier this week, Mikel Arteta instructed that Arsenal have been eager to recruit stronger competitors for Leno throughout the January window.

‘There is nothing there yet,’ mentioned Arteta.

‘We are assessing the scenario with the three positions on the goalkeeping space and we are going to discover a completely different answer, in all probability on this window.

‘The dialogue we had in the summertime inside the membership are just a little bit completely different to what truly occurred due to the switch window and the scenario that developed with Emi [Martinez].

‘We didn’t have a lot time to do what we actually wished to do and we determined to evaluate the scenario on this window which is what we are attempting to do and we are going to decide on how we need to transfer ahead in these three positions.’

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