Bernd Leno says conversations with Germany contemporaries Mesut Ozil and Shkrodan Mustafi convinced him he had to move to north London when the opportunity arose back in the summer of 2018.
Leno moved to join Unai Emery's side from Bayer Leverkusen for £22m in July, and has since established himself as first choice in the Gunners net ahead of the experienced Petr Cech.
And the German admitted in a feature on Arsenal's website that knowing a number of players at the club, including Ozil and Mustafi, and speaking to them in depth about a potential move, was enough to make up his mind about where his future lay.