It’s time for the traditional Arseblog season preview post, and as we do every year we’ve got a couple of other Arseblog regulars to give us their ten cents.
All of these have been written independently of each other, so there’s no cross-contamination. So, this is what myself, Andrew Allen and Tim Stillman think of the squad – as it stands, fully aware the transfer window is open until August 30th – and its readiness for the new season.
Starting, as always, with:
ANDREW MANGAN
David Raya is the clear number 1, yet the goalkeeping situation remains complicated. If Aaron Ramsdale stays, we probably have the best number 2 goalkeeper in the league, but I don’t think that’s what he wants.
The problem is, where is he going to go? Who is going to pay what Arsenal want, and take on the substantial wage the club gave him when we handed him a new deal last May? It’s an unhappy situation for Ramsdale, and one without an easy solution. If he stays, will that unhappiness be an issue, or can he put it to one side and satisfy himself with the cup games … if he gets them?
If he does go, Arsenal will need an established back-up choice, as Karl Hein will spend the season on loan in Spain. Efforts to bring in Wolves’ Dan Bentley seem to have been unsuccessful, so we’ll have to wait and see what happens. It’s not necessarily a huge issue in the grand scheme of things, but it always feels like there’s something going on in the goalkeeping department and some stability would be useful.
TIM STILLMAN
There are a couple of areas that still feel a little unsettled ahead of the season (and looking across the Premier League, it seems to be very typical that clubs are going into the season with business still to do) and goalkeeper is certainly one. In many ways, I am not sure a tournament summer where he didn’t play was the best thing for Aaron Ramsdale in the absolute short term.
It feels as though that has kicked his future into the long grass somewhat when…
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