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New England Revolution goalkeeper and potential Arsenal signing Matt Turner has posted a picture of the wedding gift received from the Gunners via his Instagram story. The north London club sent a bouquet of flowers in their traditional white and red colors as a gift.
The 27-year-old is set to move to the Emirates Stadium at the end of the season, as confirmed by a Sky Sports report from February earlier this year. The image uploaded to his Instagram has acted as a secondary confirmation of the widely known news of him joining the Gunners.
The image was relayed by Football London's exclusive writer for Arsenal, Kaya Kaynak, via his Twitter account. A note sent along with the bouquet read:
"Congratulations on your wedding day! Best wishes, From everyone at Arsenal FC."
Turner joins the Gunners for £5.73 million having impressed in the MLS with the New England Revolution. He has made 107 appearances for the Revs across all competitions, keeping 24 clean sheets.
Turner made his first MLS appearance of the new season on May 2, keeping a clean-sheet as the New England Revolution beat Inter Miami 2-0.
Matt Turner's arrival at Arsenal to expedite the departure of Bernd Leno
The American's arrival in north London is likely to spell an end to Bern Leno's time with Arsenal.
The former Bayer Leverkusen shot-stopper has been playing as an understudy for Aaron Ramsdale this season, having been the Gunners' first-choice keeper for a number of years.
Leno has made just four Premier League appearances this season, keeping one clean sheet.
The 30-year-old has revealed that he's keeping an eye on a potential move away from the Gunners to gain first-team opportunities.
He said (via The Sun):
“You can't rule anything out anyway. I'm 30-years-old, so you'd think that, despite the ambition and impatience, you might be a bit more relaxed about such a topic.
“Of course, there are always approaches. But, it's about playing here. That's my first ambition. If the club plans otherwise, they have to approach me. Of course, my agency and I are keeping an eye on the situation.”
Leno was asked about a potential return to Bayer Leverkusen. He responded:
“I read that too, but I don't know anything about it. They also said I would definitely want to return to my home country, but that's not true. As I said, we feel completely at home here, even if things aren't going so well for me at the moment.”
The German's current contract runs until June next year. He joined the Gunners in 2018 and has made 125 appearances keeping 37 clean sheets, winning the FA Cup in 2020.
