By Peter Wood For Mailonline
Published: 12:42 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 12:42 BST, 22 May 2019
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Unai Emery has been handed another selection headache for the Europa League final next week following the leak that Petr Cech is set to take over as Chelsea's sporting director.
Cech, who has played in all of Arsenal's knock-out ties, was tipped to play his last professional football match in Baku - fittingly against his former employers.
But the leaked news has led to calls for Bernd Leno to start instead due to the 37-year-old's potential conflict of interest. Here, Gunners fan PETER WOOD of Le Grove gives us his take.
Petr Cech will move to Stamford Bridge after the Europa League final as a sporting director
The news has been seen as a conflict of interest and calls for Bernd Leno (centre) to start
Petr Cech has been a model professional at Arsenal, of that there is no doubt. He joined at the tail end of his career, giving us leadership, stability and experience when we were in dire need of it.
This season, he's found himself marginalised by Bernd Leno after picking up an injury last year, despite a roaring start to the Unai Emery era. He took over Europa League duties as a consolation prize and made his way to the final.
Most Arsenal fans were set on him taking up the starting spot next week in Baku. The manager gave his word to the player, which some think is unimportant, but I'd disagree, it's
