New Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has tattoo that reminds Gunners of embarrassing defeat, club end up revealing it during announcement

Arsenal's new signing David Raya has a neck tattoo that might not go down well with the club's supporters.

The Gunners have signed Raya from Brentford on a season-long loan with an option to buy next summer. The Spaniard is expected to provide competition to Aaron Ramsdale.

As the north London side shared Raya's unveiling photoshoot, a picture from the back meant to show his number (22) also revealed the Spaniard's tattoo. The goalkeeper has "13-08-2021" tattooed on his neck.

The date is a reminder of Raya's first game in the Premier League for Brentford when they beat Arsenal 2-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The Spaniard joined the Bees from Blackburn Rovers in 2019 and helped them get promoted to the Premier League. Brentford faced the Gunners in their first game after promotion, with Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard helping them to a memorable win.

That game was the only time Raya had been on the winning side against the north London side, losing twice and playing out a draw once after that.

Overall, however, the Spaniard has been excellent for Brentford, keeping 54 clean sheets in 161 games for the club. This saw him garner interest from the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich earlier this summer but he eventually joined Arsenal.

Aaron Ramsdale kept 14 clean sheets in 38 Premier League games last season as the Gunners put up a title challenge against Manchester City. However, he also made some errors towards the end of the campaign, leading the club to sign David Raya.

In a press conference ahead of Arsenal's clash at Crystal Palace on Monday (August 21), Mikel Arteta was asked about Raya's signing. He explained that the club signed the Spaniard to prepare for any injury scares, saying (via