David Ornstein has shared
what he has heard about how Aaron Ramsdale has been in training in recent times
amid doubts over his future at Arsenal.
Ornstein was responding in
a Q&A with The Athletic as he suggested that he is expecting Arsenal to
have a quiet window in January following their move to sign David Raya on loan
in the summer.
Of course, one way the
Gunners can bolster their transfer kitty is to sell players on in the winter.
And one of the players who is attracting attention is Aaron Ramsdale.
Aaron Ramsdale impressing
in Arsenal training
Ramsdale lost his place to
Raya earlier this season. And that decision has prompted a lot of debate,
particularly with Raya hardly impressing for Arsenal so far.
Newcastle are admirers of
Ramsdale, but are unlikely to be willing to pay £50 million for him. And
Ornstein has suggested that Arsenal are not interested in loaning the
25-year-old out. So it could be another frustrating few months for the
goalkeeper over the second-half of the season.
However, it does not
appear that he is letting his struggles for minutes affect his work at London
Colney, with the journalist noting that Ramsdale is impressing on the training
ground.
“Obviously there is the
Ramsdale situation; I don’t think Arsenal would allow a loan – only a permanent
and that would need to be at a level of fee that gives the proper finances to
play with – and I’m not aware of any movement on that front yet,” he told The
Athletic.
“Of course Ramsdale wants
and needs to be playing but I hear, unsurprisingly, that he has been training
well and a model pro. Ideally for Arsenal this would be addressed in the
summer.”
Next few weeks could say a
lot about goalkeeper’s future
Ramsdale will be aware
that throwing his toys out of the pram will do him no favours. Ultimately, you
would imagine that his goal will be to regain that number one spot at Arsenal –
and then, move if that becomes impossible.
So being a good teammate
and a positive figure within the squad is only going to boost his chances of
coming back into the side.
Raya is currently doing
his bit. The Spaniard has hardly been convincing since joining the club in the
summer. And Tuesday’s win at Luton proved to be a disappointment for Raya also.
If Ramsdale just keeps his
head down and works extremely hard, that is only going to make Arteta’s
decision all the more difficult.
And if that is still not
enough, then Ramsdale will feel that he has to take a serious look at moving
on.
