Morning.
So, we made our first official signing of the summer time yesterday, as David Raya joined on a everlasting foundation after spending final season on mortgage from Brentford. The payment is round £27m, and his contract will run for 4 years – till 2028, at which level he’ll be 32, nonetheless comparatively younger within the lifetime of a goalkeeper.
Then once more, he does must carry on the correct aspect of a supervisor who does love a goalkeeper signing.
Talking to the official website, the boss stated:
David confirmed us final season what an essential participant he’s for us, so we’re delighted he’s now formally our participant. He’s a giant presence in our dressing room and we’re actually happy to maintain working with him.
We all know he’ll take the sturdy foundations he put in place final season and construct on them within the years to come back, and that he’ll get pleasure from extra success with us. We’ve got a really gifted group of goalkeepers and I like to see connections just like the one I see in our goalkeeping unit.
It was clear fairly shortly final season that Raya was introduced in to be the #1, regardless of Arteta’s uncharacteristically clumsy feedback about ‘timeshare goalkeepers’, and though he had some wobbles right here and there (principally initially), he performed a giant half in our season, so let’s hope there’s much more to come back over the approaching years.
And whereas this deal just isn’t a shock in any respect, it does carry into the highlight the Aaron Ramsdale state of affairs. He’s away with England, after all, however he gained’t need to spend one other season on the bench, so it’ll be fascinating to see what occurs with him. Some will say Arsenal are in a robust place as a result of he has a long-term contract, however the deal he signed final May additionally made him among the best paid keepers within the Premier League, in order that’s a difficulty with regards to discovering a brand new membership. What number of golf equipment can afford these wages? Not too many, so it may be a case he goes on mortgage with the hope {that a} good season wherever he performs generates a bit extra curiosity than there’s proper now.
The opposite query is what number of golf equipment are available in the market for a top-level keeper this summer time? There may must be just a few items transferring right here and there earlier than the correct transfer comes lengthy, so we’ll wait and see how that one performs out.
In the meantime, Arteta did a really fascinating interview with James Olley of ESPN from the Marbella coaching camp, and was requested about his contract. He has lower than a yr left, however sounded a constructive observe, saying:
Issues occur in a pure manner and our relationship is that good that I don’t predict any points occurring. However issues must develop in the correct manner and it’ll occur. The main focus now’s, ‘OK, how we are able to enhance issues across the staff, how we are able to enhance now the issues within the switch window that we now have.’ We’ve got time to sit down down and talk about that.
And on the plans for the switch window, he was as opaque as you may think, brief on specifics, however made it clear he needs to enhance the squad:
We need to enhance in each potential division. With the brand new laws, there are specific issues we now have to respect and take heed to after which clearly the Euros and Copa America are slowing all the pieces down. Hopefully now it’s going to decide up somewhat bit.
There are issues that we now have to enhance, that’s for positive and we’re going to attempt to. However the market is difficult. We’ve got been very aggressive, we’re very decided and we now have a transparent concept clearly of what we need to do. It should come right down to discovering the correct agreements on the proper time.
A match summer time is at all times harder than others, and I do sense somewhat nervousness amongst Arsenal followers – maybe tied to the truth that a participant we targetted (Sekso) determined in opposition to making a transfer. Nonetheless, I believe the way in which we’ve performed our enterprise over the previous couple of summers, each when it comes to high quality of participant and timing (for essentially the most half), ought to reassure those who we’ll be capable of do the offers we would like. Who? When? Your guess is pretty much as good as mine, however with somebody like Arteta, you’ll be able to think about how onerous he’s pushing behind the scenes for the optimum final result, so let’s wait and see.
Proper, I’ll depart it there for now. There’s a brand new Arsecast so that you can hearken to under, chatting about Riccardo Calafiori and much extra with Phil Costa. Get pleasure from.
