According to Football London, Arsenal are in advanced talks with Sheffield United over the signing of Aaron Ramsdale.
What’s the story?
Well, it seems Edu has nearly completed this deal.
Arsenal are said to be closing in on a deal for the Englishman, who Jürgen Klopp once called incredible.
The Blades value Ramsdale at £30m, and it’s expected that Arsenal will pay an initial £24m with £6m in add-ons.
Mikel Arteta’s side have already seen two bids rejected for the 23-year-old, who has suffered back-to-back relegations.
Football London explain how the Gunners had initially made contact with Ajax over a deal for Andre Onana.
However, the north Londoners prefer a homegrown option to deputise for Bernd Leno, and Ramsdale seems to be that man.
Why are Arsenal signing Aaron Ramsdale?
If the Gunners only view Ramsdale as a No.2, why are they spending £30m on him?
Onana is available for £7m, so surely it would be worth signing him instead of the £22,000-a-week man, regardless of the homegrown quota rulings.
Also, Arsenal’s decision to chase the expensive Ramsdale just makes their decision to sell Emiliano Martinez for £17m look even worse.
Aston Villa now have one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League, while Arsenal are spending £13m more than they received to replace him.
Hopefully, the Gunners have a plan internally, because this deal looks bizarre from the outside looking in.
Only time will tell if it pays off, but right now, it is truly baffling.
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