CONFIRMED Aaron Ramsdale sold to Arsenal

[Belvedere Blade]

Arsenal could reportedly move for Barcelona goalkeeper Neto if they are unsuccessful in their attempts to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United this summer.​

The Gunners are keen to bring a new stopper to the club ahead of the 2021-22 campaign, and Ramsdale is believed to have been identified as the leading target in that area of the field.

However, Sheffield United could ultimately price the 23-year-old out of an exit, with the Blades thought to value the Englishman in excess of £30m.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the Gunners have identified Neto as an alternative to Ramsdale, with the Brazilian thought to be available for a much lower fee.

The 32-year-old has been with Barcelona since 2019 but has only played on 17 occasions for the Catalan giants, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen the number one stopper at Camp Nou

 

[Champagneblade]

Arsenal could reportedly move for Barcelona goalkeeper Neto if they are unsuccessful in their attempts to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United this summer.​

The Gunners are keen to bring a new stopper to the club ahead of the 2021-22 campaign, and Ramsdale is believed to have been identified as the leading target in that area of the field.

However, Sheffield United could ultimately price the 23-year-old out of an exit, with the Blades thought to value the Englishman in excess of £30m.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the Gunners have identified Neto as an alternative to Ramsdale, with the Brazilian thought to be available for a much lower fee.

The 32-year-old has been with Barcelona since 2019 but has only played on 17 occasions for the Catalan giants, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen the number one stopper at Camp Nou

He doesn't exactly help their home grown quota does he? Isn't that a thing these days?

I know keepers can have longer careers but bringing in the Barcelona reserve keeper at 31 is hardly an inspiring move. It seems to be just to try to give the impression they have alternatives even though they remain interested in Rammers. Just because he's at Barca it means very little. Leeds brought in the keeper from Leeds and he was garbage.

I'm relaxed about this one. If they are not prepared to put serious, too good to be true money on the table, then Rammers will be a real asset for us and I'd certainly not be pushing him out the door. He seems a really good kid too.

 

[Le Cynique]

I like that Neto is second prize to Ramsdale’s jackpot

 

[FriethBlade]

Utd haven't paid anywhere near £18m for him to date.

Yep south but thats what he will eventually cost...so tjeres no way we sell him for what he cost irrespective of when the payments are made and received

 

[DronnieBlade]

Pretty much done this one.

£25m !!!!!

UTB

 

[Mouth of the South]

Yep south but thats what he will eventually cost...so tjeres no way we sell him for what he cost irrespective of when the payments are made and received

I don't know the exact breakdown but some payments were related to surviving relegation (which obviously won't be triggered) and gaining and England cap (which hasn't yet been triggered).

However, I would have thought they would be more than covered by Bournemouth's cut from the sell-on clause which is likely to be £2.0m -£2.5m.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Pretty much done this one.

£25m !!!!!

UTB

Going off that agent on Twitter it would seem so.

 

[Toronto Blade fan]

Sad to see him go for a measly 25m. Hopefully, this opens up some funds to bring in a quality player or two.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Pretty much done this one.

£25m !!!!!

UTB

We nearly paid that much for him! Tinpot.

 

[TomTheBlade1889]

Surely a youth / fringe player on loan this way would be part of any deal. If we could push it up to £30M plus a player on loan our way (and with a healthy sell on %) it would be a reasonable deal in my opinion. I'd rather us keep him though all the same.

 

[Charlieblade]

Pretty much done this one.

£25m !!!!!

UTB

Ramsdale is going nowhere.

 

[Newbury Blade]

We nearly paid that much for him! Tinpot.

Even we paid 18m, which is doubtful, that’s 72% of 25m, which is not nearly “nearly”.

 

[BrianBadonde]

‘No chance’ >>>Kevin Campbell thinks Arsenal possibly signing 23-year-old isn’t happening.​

Well that’s it then, if Kevin Campbell thinks so it’s as good as dead

 

[BrianBadonde]

Pretty much done this one.

£25m !!!!!

UTB

No it’s not

 

[blackydog]

 

[Danetheblade]

"Hiya, it's arsenal's representative, we'll stretch to 25m.. how's that sound?" He... Hello...?

 

[tyke1889]

Fresh twist in Arsenal's Ramsdale pursuit as Gunners plot £25m bid

Fresh twist in Arsenal's Ramsdale pursuit as Gunners plot £25m bid

The 23-year-old shot-stopper is said to be top of Mikel Arteta's wanted list for a new keeper

www.examinerlive.co.uk

 

[From the pig end]

Only United could turn down a £30m bid and the week later be in talks over a £25m one

 

[originaltrueblade]

Pretty much done this one.

£25m !!!!!

UTB

Fake news

 

[Frank the tank]

Only United could turn down a £30m bid and the week later be in talks over a £25m one

Only a United fan could make something up like that

 

[From the pig end]

Only a United fan could make something up like that

I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

 

[blade67]

Going into this season, I still think that the squad is imbalanced, and we haven't the players to play our preferred system.

What is our preferred system under SJ?

 

[JJBlade]

Arsenal could reportedly move for Barcelona goalkeeper Neto if they are unsuccessful in their attempts to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United this summer.​

The Gunners are keen to bring a new stopper to the club ahead of the 2021-22 campaign, and Ramsdale is believed to have been identified as the leading target in that area of the field.

However, Sheffield United could ultimately price the 23-year-old out of an exit, with the Blades thought to value the Englishman in excess of £30m.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the Gunners have identified Neto as an alternative to Ramsdale, with the Brazilian thought to be available for a much lower fee.

The 32-year-old has been with Barcelona since 2019 but has only played on 17 occasions for the Catalan giants, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen the number one stopper at Camp Nou

Well, if Arsenal can't afford to shop at Harrods, or even Waitrose or Sainsburys, it's nice to know they'll go to Neto instead

 

[Yogi]

He doesn't exactly help their home grown quota does he? Isn't that a thing these days?

I know keepers can have longer careers but bringing in the Barcelona reserve keeper at 31 is hardly an inspiring move. It seems to be just to try to give the impression they have alternatives even though they remain interested in Rammers. Just because he's at Barca it means very little. Leeds brought in the keeper from Leeds and he was garbage.

I'm relaxed about this one. If they are not prepared to put serious, too good to be true money on the table, then Rammers will be a real asset for us and I'd certainly not be pushing him out the door. He seems a really good kid too.

Think they’ll be fine on the quota front saka, Smith Rowe, chambers, holding, nketiah, balogun and maitland Niles are all English and most are academy products.

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

What is our preferred system under SJ?

We don’t have the players of the required quality to player either 3 CB’s (which I suspect will be the preferred system) or 2 CB’s and 2 full backs.

At his last club he played 3 at the back, at watford he usually set up in a 4-3-1-2 and at Fulham in a 4-3-3.

In my opinion we haven’t got the players to adequately play any of those formations to a level that would get us a top 2 place.

 

[Carlton Blade]

We don’t have the players of the required quality to player either 3 CB’s (which I suspect will be the preferred system) or 2 CB’s and 2 full backs.

At his last club he played 3 at the back, at watford he usually set up in a 4-3-1-2 and at Fulham in a 4-3-3.

In my opinion we haven’t got the players to adequately play any of those formations to a level that would get us a top 2 place.

We don't have a wide forward at the club

 

[mattbianco1]

We don’t have the players of the required quality to player either 3 CB’s (which I suspect will be the preferred system) or 2 CB’s and 2 full backs.

Agreed.

Basham is no good in a back 4. Not commanding enough. We obviously need a JOC replacement and hopefully that replacement is comfortable alongside Egan in a back 4 in addition to LCB in a back 3.
We're fine at full back

 

[EddieColquhoun]

We don't have a wide forward at the club

 

[Carlton Blade]

We don't have a wide forward without Breeze Block feet at the club

 

[Stevo]

We don't have a wide forward at the club

Bring back neil shipperley, there's none wider than him