Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that keeper Jens Lehmann will leave the club in the summer at the end of his contract.The Germany international came on as a 69th minute substitute to replace Lukasz Fabianski in Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Everton on Sunday to mark his final game with the club.

Lehmann has struggled to regain the No.1 jersey after a dip in form early on in the season saw Manuel Almunia become The Gunners' first-choice shot-stopper.

Wenger was full of praise for Lehmann, who joined Arsenal in 2003 from Borussia Dortmund, hailing his professionalism.

"Yes [that is the end of his Arsenal career]. That is why I brought him on. We have great respect for him," he told Sky Sports.

"He is a super professional and super talented. In the seven years I worked with Jens I could not fault him.

"He was focused every single day and worked very hard."

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