Mikel Arteta suggests Aaron Ramsdale could stay at Arsenal this summer

The Spaniard controversially brought in Ramsdale as his new number one for the 2021-22 season in place of Bernd Leno, in spite of his relegations with Sheffield United and Bournemouth in previous Premier League seasons.

The Englishman's arrival was not warmly received by the entire Arsenal fanbase, some of whom took to social media to express their disapproval in no uncertain terms, but Ramsdale quickly proved the doubters wrong in North London.

Quickly catching the eye with his acrobatic prowess during his debut campaign, Ramsdale then kept 14 Premier League clean sheets in the 2022-23 season, as Arsenal led the way for the majority of the year before slipping down to second place.

Arteta saw fit to bring in additional competition for Ramsdale in the shape of Brentford loanee David Raya, who forced his way into the XI after the September international break and has been the Gunners' undisputed first choice ever since.

As a result, Ramsdale's only Premier League appearances since Raya's debut have come against the Spaniard's parent club Brentford, firstly keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 away win, albeit while escaping punishment for a couple of howlers.

The 25-year-old would not get away with such a clanger in March's home fixture with the Bees, being charged down by Yoane Wissa for the visitors' equalising goal, but he redeemed himself with two crucial second-half saves in a 2-1 triumph as Arsenal rose to the summit.

Arteta lauded Ramsdale's «amazing» recovery from his first-half error but