Arsenal are scouting Standard Liege goalkeeper Guillaume Hubert, according to Belgian publication HLN.
The report states that a scout from Arsenal was present on Sunday as Liege drew with Genk 2-2. Hubert was voted Man of the Match and made a number of good saves. The report claims that Arsenal have had a scout watching Hubert on five previous occasions.
Hubert is only 22, 12 years younger than Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper Petr Cech. He has played for Belgium at youth level from U15 up to U21, and is now vying for a call-up to the senior side, managed by Roberto Martinez.
Hubert joined Standard Liege from Valenciennes in 2012 and has since made 33 appearances for the Belgian side. In that time he has helped Liege win the Belgian Cup and qualify for the Europa League.
Hubert’s contract expires at the end of this season, so it will be interesting to see if Arsenal try to snap him up in January, or wait until the summer and hope he doesn’t renew his deal.
