‘The ball is in my court now’: Aaron Ramsdale responds to Arsenal decision to sign David Raya for £30m
Aaron Ramsdale insists he welcomes competition from David Raya following Arsenal’s decision to sign the goalkeeper from Brentford.
After their opening bid was rejected earlier this month, Arsenal have now agreed a £30m deal with Brentford for the Spaniard.
Raya will now undergo a medical with Arsenal this week and could be available for their Premier League season opener against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Ramsdale has impressed since his own £30m move to Arsenal from Sheffield United two years ago.
And the 25-year-old is adamant that he is unfazed by the prospect of competing for his starting role with Raya.
When asked about Arsenal’s push to sign a new goalkeeper, Ramsdale told ITV Sport: ‘Bring it on.
‘Nothing comes easy in football. But also at the same time you need to move along and adapt as well.
‘I’ve done it to other people when I’ve moved to clubs. I’m not going to be thinking that it’s never going to happen to me.
‘So, yeah, I think if it happens, it happens and then we’ll fight and we’ll make each other the best version of ourselves because that’s what the manager is telling us as well.
‘I’m sure whoever plays, me, Matt [Turner], whoever comes in, the goalkeeping union, people will laugh at but it’s a real thing, and your individual disappointment will go away and you’ll put the team first and you’ll put that goalkeeper first as well.’
