Arsenal have accelerated their process in the transfer market. The summer transfer window will close tomorrow. Gunners are eager to win the Premier League title for the first time since 2004. They had the best defense in the league last season. Gunners only conceded 29 goals which is less than anyone else in the league. David Raya who was on loan from Brentford won the golden glove award. He earned a permanent transfer to Arsenal this summer. This caused Aaron Ramsdale to move away from Emirates in search of more playing time. Now as Ramsdale is on the verge of Arsenal exit, the club is reported to make a move for Joan Garcia.
Arsenal want to sign second choice and third choice keeper before the transfer market ends on Friday. Their plan is to sign a homegrown player as the third choice keeper. Aaron Ramsdale has signed for Southampton. However, his departure has not been announced offically yet. Gunners recently announced departure of Fabio Vieira on loan to FC Porto. They will soon announce the departure of Aaron Ramsdale. In addition, Eddie Nketiah has also made his move away from the club.
The fall of Aaron Ramsdale
Aaron Ramsdale joined Arsenal in 2021 from Sheffield United. He impressed the club with his amazing performances for two seasons. However, he started to fall off the pecking order after the arrival of David Raya last season. David Raya joined Arsenal on loan last season from Brentford. He quickly impressed Mikel Arteta and earned his spot as regular starter. This forced Ramsdale to only make 6 Premier League appearances last season. Ramsdale said that it was very bad to sit on the bench and he never wants to do it again. Later, Gunners signed David Raya on permanent basis from Brentford for £27 million this summer.
Ramsdale was looking to sign for a new club where he can regain his place as a regular starter. Now, Southampton are said to have signed him on permanent contract. Southampton will pay £18 million initially to Arsenal. In addition, they will pay £1 million if Ramsdale help Gunners to stay in the Premier League. Additionally, they will pay £6 million as add-ons making this deal worth £25 million. Ramsdale is expected to undergo his medicals as new Southampton player very soon. Now, Gunners will need to speed up their process to sign backup keeper and a third choice keeper.
Gunners to make a move for Joan Garcia
Arsenal are heavily linked with spanish keeper Garcia. They are said to make a move for him before the deadline day. Garcia will serve as backup for David Raya who has already been superb in the Premier League. Garcia recently showed why the clubs like Arsenal are interested to sign him. He kept a clean sheet against Atletico Madrid where he earned player of the match award. Garcia made 7 saves helping Espanyol earn a valuable point against La Liga giants. He also made 9 recoveries, 19 accurate passes and 9 accurate long balls in the match. All of the stats according to FOTMOB.
Espanyol will not like to lose Joan Garcia at this moment. It will prove really hard for them to find a suitable replacement for Garcia as almost no time is left in the transfer market. However they will have to let the player go if Arsenal come knocking on the door with a suitable offer. Gunners also want to sign a homegrown third choice keeper. They have Sam Tickle on their list who currently plays for Wigan Athletic. After the departure of Ramsdale, Arsenal have only David Raya as keeper in their current squad as Karl Hein has already joined Real Valladolid on a season long loan.
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