Arsenal are on the verge of signing Brentford star David Raya with the goalkeeper already seen at London Colney.
David Raya seems to be an Arsenal player now after his agent shared a photo of the duo at the club’s training ground.
Arsenal fans were left a little confused just a few days ago.
Matt Turner was given permission to complete his move to Nottingham Forest, depleting Arsenal’s goalkeeping ranks.
The expectation was that Arsenal would have David Raya on board for Saturday’s game against Forest.
However, Raya’s move was delayed and that meant Karl Hein was Arsenal’s substitute goalkeeper at the Emirates Stadium.
Turner started for Forest as Arsenal won 2-1 but fans were surprised that the Gunners allowed his exit without Raya being secured.
Some have even worried that the deal may have collapsed after days of no news, but that fears can now be laid to rest.
David Raya appears to have completed Arsenal move
Fabrizio Romano tweeted earlier today that there are ‘no issues’ for Raya and his move to Arsenal.
Romano was confident that the deal would be confirmed this afternoon with all documents and medical checks already sorted.
Raya’s agent has gone a step further by leaking the transfer a little earlier than Arsenal probably wanted.
Romano has tweeted a photo of Raya alongside agent Jaume Munell at Arsenal’s London Colney training ground, which was originally posted to Munell’s Instagram story.
The photo also shows Raya wearing number 22 on his training gear, which appears to be his squad number in North London.
Raya is now getting down to business quickly, seemingly taking part in training as he begins his Arsenal career.
The Gunners take on Crystal Palace next Monday and whilst Raya will be backup to Aaron Ramsdale, he will be getting himself ready to go just in case.
Raya – hailed as ‘outstanding’ by former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf – is clearly backing himself to supplant Ramsdale at some point, and that task truly begins today.
UPDATE: Sure enough, Arsenal have now confirmed the signing of Raya, landing him on loan for the season with an option to buy.
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