Lehmann: I considered Germany
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Jens Lehmann admits he thought about moving to Germany before agreeing to stay at Arsenal.
The goalkeeper put pen-to-paper on a new one-year deal at Emirates Stadium earlier this week to put an end to speculation about his future.
Lehmann's desire to be awarded a two-year extension was at odds with Arsene Wenger's policy of giving 12-month deals to players over 30, and rumours surfaced that he could be set to leave the Premiership in the summer.
The former Borussia Dortmund man accepts that last summer's World Cup led him to consider a move back to the Bundesliga, but he insists he is thrilled to be staying with The Gunners.
"I am staying for another year and I'm delighted about that," Lehmann told Arsenal TV Online.
"I said I always loved it here but, of course, I had to make a decision.
"I could have gone somewhere else but in the end I think there is a good possibility to harvest something at this club, particularly next season. I want to be a part of that.
"For a while I considered going back to Germany because we (Lehmann and his family) loved it there during the last World Cup.
"My wife and children are very happy here but they could have imagined going back to Germany and that is why we considered leaving.
"But at the end as I said before the quality of the football here, the club, the stadium and the fans - I know that and I like that.
"It is the perfect environment for me to play football. I don't know if I would have found that somewhere else."
Ooh no -
But Germany never considered you.
