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Arsenal may move for former England goalkeeper Joe Hart who is available on a free transfer.
The Gunners face an emergency in the goalkeeping department after number one Bernd Leno was hurt in a mid-air challenge by Brighton striker Neil Maupay. The extent of his injury is not known but there are fears that he could be out for months having ruptured knee ligaments.
That leaves number two Emi Martínez and third choice Matt Macey, both of whom are inexperienced at this level and both previously thought to want to leave the club to play regular first-team football.
Hart is available for free having been told he can leave Burnley at the end of June. The 33 year old had been relegated to back-up status at Turf Moor behind Nick Pope, and has been told he can leave the club by June 30th, along with Phil Bardsley, Aaron Lennon, and Jeff Hendrick.
The keeper won two league titles with Manchester City, but has struggled for form since then, and had unsuccessful spells with Torino and West Ham, before the move to Burnley.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.