Nottingham Forest is the latest club to show interest in Aaron Ramsdale, as the goalkeeper’s future at Arsenal remains uncertain.
Ramsdale has been in fantastic form for Arsenal, but his situation changed when the Gunners signed David Raya last season.
The Spanish goalkeeper is now the undisputed first choice at the Emirates, and Ramsdale might ask to leave North London.
Arsenal is prepared for that possibility this summer, but clubs have not shown much interest in him so far.
A report in The Sun claims Nottingham Forest is now considering a loan move for him.
They are looking to offload Matt Turner in this transfer window and will turn to Ramsdale as a replacement for the American.
It is a transfer that Arsenal might consider, but it will only happen if Ramsdale is willing to accept the offer and leave the Emirates.
He might choose to stay at Arsenal for another season, considering he could win some trophies.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Ramsdale has been a good servant to us, but if he wants to leave and get regular game time, then we should accept a good offer for him.
However, going to Forest and fighting for relegation might not be a smart thing to do.
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Arsenal should try and sell him, I think. After all, if he goes on loan and returns unless Raya has a dramatic dip in form during the interim then Arsenal is back to square one.
I doubt they’ll get much more than they paid for him now though. The opportunity for a bigger profit was last summer just after Raya joined and Ramsdale was still considered a first-choice keeper.
You cannot keep two “first-choice” keepers for too long because one is inevitably going to become second-choice and won’t want that for any period of time. Will Ramsdale really sacrifice his PL career (and, as importantly, his England prospects) by doing that at Arsenal? I doubt it but we’ll see if any offers to buy come in.
A) Extend his contract to protect his value (we have the option to trigger)
B) Loan him to a PL team for a decent loan fee
C) Everybody wins and we can assess the situation next summer
he wants first team seems he will have to join a lower team on permanent basis. if he played his role well Raya would not be here
I’d be surprised if Ramsdale leaves the club this summer.
Rather than go play for some “backyard” team (no disrespect to anybody) where he would concede loads of goals and compromise his on-pitch value, I’d advise Ramsdale to stay and play in the cup competitions for Arsenal and hope that an opportunity arises for him to reclaim his prime position
But, of course, the choice is his.
May be he (and his father) has talked himself into a position where staying might be awkward.
I always saw this scenario playing out because I couldn’t see a top team in the Pl coming for Ramsdale to make him their No.1
But a PL club may well have come in for him at this time last season when he was coming out of a long period as Arsenal’s first choice keeper. The lack of interest so far is precisely because he isn’t the first-choice keeper, and you don’t attract the bigger clubs/better bids with a reserve.
This is really down to Arsenal’s timing. They’re now faced with a situation where there’s little interest in Ramsdale (so far, anyway) and probably an increasingly disgruntled keeper on their books. The worst of both worlds.
Ramsdale is a good goalkeeper. I wish Arsenal could keep him for another season.
Yes, but what’s best for Ramsdale? Retaining him at Arsenal may (or may not be) be best for the club, but it’s not just the club that’s involved here.