Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann claims he has received
offers from other clubs interested in securing his
services.
The Germany international's future at Emirates Stadium has been
cast into doubt after he lost his place in the starting line-up,
initially through injury and then with manager Arsene Wenger
preferring to stick with Manuel Almunia.
Lehmann suggested last week he would be prepared to consider a move
to Germany's second division in a bid for first-team
football.
National team boss Joachim Low wants to see his No.1 playing
regularly before next summer's Euro 2008 finals in Austria and
Switzerland.
Thoughts
And Lehmann clearly believes he should be ahead of Spaniard Almunia
in the Arsenal pecking order.
"I would like to be in the thoughts of my coach," Lehmann
said.
"You can boil it all down to one question: Is the other goalkeeper
better than me? If not, why am I not playing?
"I've shown I can win matches and titles. Even if he is just as
good as me, I should be playing."
Lehmann has not ruled out staying with the Gunners, but insists
there is already interest from teams keen to end his stint in North
London.
He added: "There have been concrete offers. There have been some
calls. But it's possible that I'll stay at Arsenal."
