In a shock development, Premier League club Chelsea are reportedly keeping a close eye on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, as reported by the Daily Mail.
The England international has been a consistent presence in Mikel Arteta’s squad since his transfer from Sheffield United in the summer of 2021.
However, Ramsdale’s position in the starting lineup has come under scrutiny following the arrival of David Raya from Brentford last month. The Englishman’s fears were converted into something tangible when the 25-year-old found himself on the bench in Arsenal’s recent match against Everton.
According to the report, it’s not just Chelsea who’s interested; German giants Bayern Munich are also considering acquiring the services of the talented English goalkeeper.
Ramsdale has made 83 appearances for the North London outfit, managing 30 clean sheets. While he has exceeded the expectations of many since his arrival at the Emirates Stadium, he has also faced some nervy spells, particularly during the latter half of the previous season.
With Raya’s arrival, Arsenal now has a solid goalkeeper option on the bench. Ramsdale must maintain his best form to secure his place in Arteta’s starting lineup.
🗣️| @FabrizioRomano on Aaron Ramsdale: “The plan is for Ramsdale to compete with David Raya – he’s not out of the Arsenal project.
“There’s been some speculation about Ramsdale being monitored by Chelsea and Bayern Munich, but I’m not aware of concrete talks at this stage.… pic.twitter.com/4ys4imWZ6a
— Arsenal Buzz (@ArsenalBuzzCom) September 19, 2023
Arsenal’s upcoming fixture is against Eredivisie side PSV in the Champions League. Given that Raya started the previous league game, it would make sense for Ramsdale to feature more prominently in this prestigious competition rather than in the league campaign.
However, if the Spaniard gets the nod for the midweek game as well, it could raise concerns for Ramsdale, further fueling the rumors surrounding his future.
Writer – Yash Bisht
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He’d be stupid to consider leaving us at this stage despite all we’ve been through just because he no longer the undisputed number one. But i think he’s smart so he’d stay and win things first before considering a move but i still don’t expect that considering his “staying here forever” comments upon his contract renewal earlier this year.
The usual rash, panicky article about a keeper who has, so far, lost his place for one single game.
Why are some writers so keen to write an article, any article, that they forget all realism, all sense and write nonsense!
One of JA writers made the article, so it’s understandable. They need to encourage comments for SEO
Nothing “rash” or “panicky” about the article, BBC sports also made the same report Sir. Your criticism of the article is harsh. You can disagree, but you don’t have to be nasty.
Yea, I agree Teddy. Some articles are posted to keep the platform active. And if you don’t like any just look away. I do that at times.
“Nasty”? For goodness sake, take your woke nonsense elsewhere!
I realise WOKE devotees cannot stand plain language but to call my comments “nasty” is a hugely incorrect use of ordinary English. Try reading a dictionary and learn what words REALLY mean, before writing such nonsense, another time.
It’s barely a game, You have already started writing, Raya and Ramsdale are Ok with it, Arteta is ok with it and even us gunners are ok with it(it’s tactical)
Write something different, otherwise we’re not interested in this Raya/Ramsdale talk.
As for now no one is leaving Arsenal FC. PEPE is already gone.
Would Arsenal reject an offer of 75M from Chelsea for Ramsdale in January? Not sure if we would.
This is the kind of unhealthy speculations, rumors, even headaches, we invited into the club by signing another top class keeper.
How would the rest of the dressing room feel if Rambo, one of the team leaders, got frustrated and decided to walk away (throw his toys out of the pram) in the middle of the season.
Could be the biggest unforced error, own-goal of the season – upsetting dressing room chemistry.
Talk about headwinds.
Yesterday, Ramsdale sat out of a game. Today, there’s a discussion about him joining Chelsea. Well that escalated quickly.
This situation is against conventional wisdom that states two bull never rule in one pen
Decades of established football orthodoxy has cast in stone the notion that rotating goal keepers lead only to inconsistent performance and ring rust,
That competition for a starting spot should occur on the training field or in less important games.
A goal keeper who earns his place on the team sheet typically expects to keep it for as long as his form remains good.
If the gaffer is right that rotation is the way to go, perhaps it will inspire the two players to push themselves to improve more than would be the case, he will still create a tricky balancing act in.makiing sure that both players get enough game time that they feel that they are not getting a raw deal.
The gaffer is walking on a tight rope, is the situation sustainable? Not sure it is.
Just one game?
So trossard sitting on d bench while kai play should then make him force a transfer to Fulham (with all due respect)
Oh please stop it, everyone clutching their peals because Arteta rotated a keeper in one game! There isn’t a problem, it’s just the media messing with your heads and you all fell for it.
Spot on! Such a lot of hasty nonsense and esp written way too soon.
What l don’t understand with you writers is you never criticize anything Manchester city does when they rotate players. They have at least two quality players in each position on the field and in some instances as many as four quality players for each position on the field, yet, they rotate and no problem, no comments. Why everything Arsenal does has to be scrutinized and blown out of proportion. The lack of Quality squad depth was one of the reasons why Arsenal bottled the premier league. Now the team has better squad depth, Arteta must not rotate . What the f…k you guys want? Arsenal is back in the champions league and all the other cup competitions . We need to keep the players fresh and fit and must utilize the entire squad. Try to be more positive than writing crap to insight adversity. Are you now saying certain players should be guaranteed playing in every match until they’re burnt out. Then, the huge team drop off and injuries. Do you see this happen at Manchester city?
@Wayne, I’m sorry that we don’t criticize Man City enough for what Pep does, but I think you should check out the name of this website. It is JUST ARSENAL!
I’m sure you understood his point. City are known for always rotating their team especially the defense and attack, you cannot predict City’s back four. Media never criticizes that.
That was NOT his REAL point and you know it!
He was simply , correctly, comparing the lack of City fans panic when a player is rotated, with the way over the top hysteria on this site.
I remember back then when virtually everyone taught Victor Valdez was the weakest link in the Barcelona team because of the mistakes he made while trying to play out from the back. Little did we know that that was goalkeeping evolution, the rest is history.
Pep was criticized by the English Media for telling one of, if not the best goalkeeper in the premier league in Hart back then that he was not part of his plans, the rest is history. Many criticized him for trying to change the orthodox nature of goalkeeping seeing it as unnecessary, the rest is history.
Arteta was called “trying to look smart” by Simon of Talk Sport for discussing footballing ideas after the game with Everton when he talked about substituting goalkeepers in matches if necessary to change the momentum of the match because to Simon it’s unorthodox. Think about it, all Arteta did was discusse ideas after the game when quized by journalists. It’s saddens me when I see people react negatively or criticize, or are jealoused of others for just trying to evolve, think of or try something they haven’t taught about or scared to tryout.
If Arteta fails or succeeds while trying he would leave with the consequences. Pep is currently basking in his many successess for been exceptional genius in his field.
Admin P,
Why is it always a problem for Arsenal to have more than one quality player per position? How many competitions are we in, 4 plus internationals? How will trophies be won with 11 players? Such articles and questions just help unsettle players. We need both Raya and Ramsdale, We need two players in Sakas Mould etc.
Firstly, you don’t need to rotate keeper because of many comps. it’s the 1 position that you don’t need to rotate, it’s great if you can but don’t need to.
Secondly a good keeper is hard to find, it’s unlikely Arsenal will keep both after this season. Why would a good keeper be happy sitting on the bench and only playing some cup games when you could be starting for most EPL teams?
Thirdly this topic was reported on many media outlets, so it’s only natural that it will come up here for discussion.
“It’s the one position you don’t need to rotate”. Who ever made that a law in football? Brighton did that on Saturday, and have been doing that for a while now seemingly unnoticed by the media. Arsenal does it once, BANG! it’s a big deal now.
It’s not a law, it’s a fact.
Keepers need much less rotation than normal outfield players in general.
Or are you trying to suggest that a keeper should be changed as much as a midfielder lol 🤣
Much ado about nothing.
Ramsdale needed the competition, both he and Raya will be better for it.
Is Ramsdale good enough to be guaranteed starts without being challenged? No, not a single player of ours should walk into the lineup.
Glad Arteta said the same, and has shown it now as well.
Oddly enough people want us to attain a certain mentality we have been lacking, yet lose their tops when Ramsdale gets dropped for a match.
Merely prove he is better than Raya and it’s a non-issue. Fall behind Raya and who’s fault is that? Arteta?
It’s all in Ramsdale’s hands, rise to the occasion or fail to overcome, why should a GK be an exception?
Another ⚽💤💤💤💤 bore snore article….Daily Mail style. Seems according to Yash goalkeepers are different to outfield players. Up to 60 games excluding internationals. Who the heck plays 60 games???? Arsenal NEED two goalkeepers Mr Yash and if 30 odd games is not enough for either Ramsdale or Raya’s egos…Au revoir! Wakie wakie! Sensationalism……Daily Mail style.
Brilliant Sean, just brilliant!!
Nobody Is going anywhere until the end of the season.
Then we will either stick with Ramsdale or buy Raya for £30m and flog Ramsdale for more than £30m.
Meanwhile both keepers will be playing out of their skin to get the place.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
I agree wholeheartedly!
Nobody on here knows the answer to that but i am sure we will find out. We wint have both these keepers next season.
I hope he is sensible enough to steer clear of Chelsea, but maybe he is smart enough to go to Bayern!!!!
I would if it were me, since it seems only an idiot would think Arteta was NOT going to make Raya the number 1