Overview

• Arsenal confirmed the goalkeeper will spend the season on loan in the Bundesliga to pursue regular senior minutes.
• The Athletic reports Arsenal value Hein at about £3–5 million, with no purchase option or obligation disclosed.
• His Arsenal deal runs until 2026 with an option for a further year, shaping how any future transfer could be structured.
• Per Mertesacker, Arsenal’s academy chief and a former Bremen captain, is credited with helping facilitate the move.
• Hein made 32 appearances on loan at Real Valladolid last season and has only one senior outing for Arsenal, with Kepa Arrizabalaga’s arrival narrowing his pathway at the Emirates.