Arsenal are considering a surprise swoop for Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, according to reports.
The Gunners sold Emiliano Martinez to Aston Villa last summer after Mikel Arteta concluded he wanted Bernd Leno as his No.1.
Arsenal then completed a deal for Runar Alex Runarsson, who joined the club from Dijon to become Leno’s deputy.
Woodman’s dad is the Head of Under-23s Goalkeeping at Arsenal, while he would also fill a homegrown player spot in Arteta’s squad.
"We are assessing what is going to happen with the three positions," the Arsenal manager said about the goalkeeping roster last week.
"The discussions we had in the summer with [technical director] Edu and the club were a little bit different to what actually happened because of the transfer window and the situation that developed with Emi at the end of the day.
"We didn't have much time to do what we really wanted to do and we decided to assess the situation now in this window, which is what we are trying to do, and we will make a decision about how we want to move forward in those three positions in the goalkeeping area."
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