Arsenal are almost done with Sheffield United over Aaron Ramsdale, reports The Athletic Wednesday night. According to the usually reliable journalist David Ornstein, the goalkeeper comes from the Championship club for an amount of 24 million pounds, converted 28.2 million euros. Through sporting bonuses, the transfer fee can increase by 6 million pounds, or 7.1 million euros. Fabrizio Romano confirms the upcoming transfer.
Ramsdale can sign a four-year contract in London with the option of an additional year. He will compete with Bernd Leno at Arsenal for a place under the bar. The sporting bonuses, which can ensure that the transfer fee rises to 35.3 million euros, will only be realized if Ramsdale acquires a starting spot and gets a lot of playing time. The goalkeeper has been in the interest of Arsenal all summer, but Sheffield initially held on to an asking price of 40 million pounds, converted 47 million euros. After all, Ramsdale is an important base force and was voted Player of the Year last season.
A week ago, the transfer seemed a long way off, but after talks between all parties involved, Sheffield has dropped the asking price. The Premier League relegator still makes a profit over Ramsdale, because the keeper was taken over from Bournemouth a year ago for 20.5 million euros. Ramsdale is not part of the squad for Wednesday night’s league game against West Bromwich Albion. Arsenal hope to be able to use him on Sunday in the league game against Chelsea.
Arsenal not only has almost got Ramsdale, but also hopes to be able to play against Chelsea with Martin Odegaard. On Wednesday morning, journalist Fabrizio Romano assured that Ödegaard will come from Real Madrid for a sloppy 40 million euros, after he was already hired in the second half of the 2020/21 season. Ödegaard has already personally reached an agreement and is awaiting the final details. Arsenal strengthened themselves earlier this summer with Ben White (transferred for 58.5 million euros from Brighton & Hove Albion), Albert Sambi Lokonga (transferred for 17.5 million euros from Anderlecht) and Nuno Tavares (transferred for 8 million euros from Benfica). .