Arsenal are facing mutiny from one of their stars, who has set his sights on a move to a London rival.
As the Gunners prepare for their top-of-the-table matchup against Liverpool this weekend, that is the amazing claim being made. With a large squad and lots of competition for spots, Mikel Arteta‘s team has been playing well this season. However, it appears that the Basque manager wants to expand his options in January.
However, sales are necessary for that to occur, as Arsenal is almost at their FFP limit. Now, it seems like one star is eager to move… Nevertheless, the Gunners won’t be happy with who to
Arsenal star wants to go to bitter rivel Chelsea
Sportswriter Paul Brown claims that Aaron Ramsdale would like to join Chelsea. Describing the prospect as “pretty tempting” and mentioning the Blues’ interest in the England international.
Since David Raya has become Arteta’s top choice, talkSPORT has connected Ramsdale to a move to west London. However, according to talkSPORT and Brown, it would be challenging for Arsenal to approve a January transfer.
Regardless of whether Arteta wants his No.2 keeper to leave, fans are likely to be divide over the potential of the transfer.
For the Gunners, Ramsdale isn’t playing, even though Arteta previously said he could switch up his two goalkeepers. Although few supporters would object to a transfer for the keeper, some would undoubtedly be offended by going across London to support a fierce rival.
Alternatively, Chelsea isn’t leading the league this year, so any deal for Ramsdale might cost more than £50 million, which would free Arteta to bolster other areas of his team.
Ramsdale has a €28 million market value, per Transfermarkt.
