Emmanuel Petit has urged his former club Arsenal to accept a £15m bid from their Premier League rivals Newcastle United for goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
It was reported last week that Newcastle are willing to pay £15m to sign the England international, who lost his No.1 spot at the Emirates to David Raya.
Some reports even claimed that Ramsdale had already agreed a move to Newcastle, but the player has since distanced himself from those rumours.
It still seems that Ramsdale is destined to leave Arsenal, though, with the Gunners keen to hear offers while the ‘keeper is desperate for more regular playing time.
Should a £15m bid come in from Newcastle, Petit feels Arsenal should give them the green light and make the move happen as it is the best thing for all parties.
‘£15m for Ramsdale to Newcastle? It’s a difficult one because what is the value of a player who is sitting on the bench?’ Petit told BoyleSports, who offer the latest Euro 2024 betting.
‘He’s barely played for the last few seasons, but for someone with two years on his contract, £15m seems quite a small amount – especially for an England ‘keeper.
‘I think the problem is that Arsenal are not in the driving seat because they know the player wants to leave – so perhaps £15m is good business for Arsenal overall.
‘In the transfer window, Arsenal have got it spot on in recent years so you can’t complain about that.’
Arsenal have reportedly drawn up a three-man shortlist as they plan to bring in a replacement for Ramsdale.
Andy Cole has accused Mikel Arteta of ‘mugging off’ Ramsdale after the Spaniard replaced the goalkeeper with Raya.
‘I think he’s been hard done by, I really do,’ Cole said. ‘He was so good for Arsenal last season and then all of a sudden, Mikel Arteta has gone out and got a new goalkeeper and initially claimed that he had two number ones, which was complete nonsense from day one.
‘The way he’s disregarded Ramsdale has been really disrespectful. He’s mugged him off basically.’
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