Aaron Ramsdale, the former Arsenal goalkeeper, don talk about why he decide to leave the Gunners for Southampton during the summer transfer window. Ramsdale, who be England international, spend two full seasons as Arsenal’s first choice goalkeeper before David Raya take over as the number one during the 2023/24 season.
Ramsdale say the decision to leave Arsenal no be easy, but he want regular gametime in the Premier League. “There’s not many people that I have personally met that have said ‘I wanted to win the Premier League as a kid by sitting on the bench’,” Ramsdale tell Sky Sports. “If I finish my career and I have played 10 years in the Premier League with four or five hundred games, or I played 150 and I won two Premier Leagues and an FA Cup by not playing for Arsenal, I would much prefer the first option.”
Since joining Southampton, Ramsdale don start four Premier League games for the Saints, which be just two starts shy of his total for the 2023/24 campaign at Arsenal. This weekend, he go face his former club for the first time since he leave, and many Arsenal fans dey expect to give him a warm welcome because he be fan favourite during his time at the Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile, David Raya, who replace Ramsdale as Arsenal’s number one, dey flourish under Mikel Arteta. Raya, who initially face some challenges, including high-profile mistakes, don improve significantly and now be one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League. He save four penalties for Arsenal and have a clean sheet record that surpass Ramsdale’s[2).
