It may have slipped under the radar that Arsenal have generated an extra £2m from the sale of Bernd Leno.
The German goalkeeper, who had lost his status as the Gunners' first-choice option in between the sticks to Aaron Ramsdale last season, sealed a switch to London rivals and newly-promoted Fulham in the summer transfer window thus bringing an end to a four-year spell at the Emirates Stadium.
"Hey Arsenal fans, it's time to move on for me," he wrote on Twitter after the move was finalised. "It's been a pleasure to be part of this great football club for 4 amazing years. Thank you very much for your support. Also a big thank you to my teammates and the staff behind the team. I‘m looking forward to see you soon!"
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As per Sky Sports, Leno signed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage with the Cottagers paying £3m up front to secure his services with the overall package being worth up to £8m with the north London outfit due to receive a further £1m depending on how many appearances the keeper makes.
Having been an unused substitute for Fulham's first two Premier League games of the season, Leno made his debut in their 3-2 win over Brentford in gameweek three and has been ever-present since - playing home and away against former club Arsenal and conceding five goals in the process.
However, despite those losses at the hands of Mikel Arteta's side as well as losing their last three in a row - against Aston Villa, Manchester City and most recently Liverpool on Wednesday night - it has been a good campaign for the west London outfit as they've already achieved their target.
Tipped by many for an immediate return to the Championship, as things stand Fulham sit 10th in the Premier League table - above Chelsea - 15 points clear of the relegation zone with four games remaining which means survival has been guaranteed which is a huge achievement for Marco Silva.
This is also great news for Arsenal as football.london can confirm that the aforementioned report which stated the club were due to receive £2m if the Cottagers managed to avoid relegation is indeed the case and a further £2m is on the way if Sliva's side can repeat the trick next season.
Whilst it's not a huge sum of cash, the windfall could end up having an impact on available transfer funds for Arteta and sporting director Edu ahead of the summer window with Declan Rice a priority target and links to the likes of Marc Guehi, Romeo Lavia, Moussa Diaby and Moises Caicedo among others.
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