• German to augment coaching staff in general role with first team • Former goalkeeper returns to club for third time after two playing stintsThe former goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is to join Arsenal as a first-team coach. The German will return to the club for a third time, following two stints as a player, as Arsène Wenger tinkers with his backroom staff. Gerry Peyton is the Arsenal goalkeeping coach, with Lehmann set to augment the coaching staff in a general role with the first team. Arsenal closing in on record deal to sign Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon Read moreLehmann, 47, joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in July 2003 and made 200 first-team appearances for the Gunners. He was a member of the Invincibles team which went through the 2003-04 season unbeaten, the last time Arsenal won the Premier League title.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2017 16:52 UTC