Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno has spoken out about his time at Arsenal, believing it wasn’t his performances that acquired him sold from the club.
The German moved to Fulham following 4 decades at the Emirates Stadium, and he lost his place in the initially-team past season, next the arrival of Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United.
He moved to the fellow London club in an £8 million move in the hope of getting a lot more activity time and keeping up his prospects of making it into Germany’s squad ahead of the World Cup later on this yr.
Leno only made eight appearances for Arsenal very last season, which was not enough for him as he hoped to get far more time on the pitch.
Leno sad with “politics”
Prior to that, Leno was the undisputed initial-preference as he joined the club at a time wherever Arsenal required to switch Petr Cech, who was in the last spell of his vocation.
Upon Mikel Arteta’s arrival, issues modified, and by the commence of the 2021-22 season, Arsenal expended huge to get Ramsdale, entirely limiting Leno’s prospects and forcing him to glimpse for a transfer in other places.
Leno spoke about the circumstance to German outlet Activity Bild: “When I realised that it wasn’t about functionality or top quality, I realized that I experienced to go.”
Major gain tonight ⚫️⚪️ your support was from a different globe 😍🔥 pic.twitter.com/mtTPWcIJiR
— Bernd Leno (@Bernd_Leno) August 30, 2022
The German goalkeeper ongoing: “In preparing, I observed that it is not about functionality, but only about politics. It was obvious to me: I had to get out of below.”
Leno has experienced a great get started to lifestyle with Fulham, as the Cottagers are on the lookout to make sure Premier League survival this season, and have by now started effectively in that goal.
Fulham at present sit 10th in the table, with two wins, attracts and losses every and are 4 factors obvious of West Ham United in 18th – an encouraging sign for the rest of the season.
