According to reports, Arsenal are expected to complete the permanent signing of David Raya this month and Mikel Arteta has a contingency plan should Aaron Ramsdale depart.
Raya joined Arsenal on loan from London rivals Brentford last summer and there is a £27million buy option that the Gunners are expected to pay.
He controversially took Ramsdale s spot in Arsenal s goal but Arteta s highly-debated decision proved to be a good one after the 28-year-old claimed the Premier League Golden Glove.
Ramsdale s future is uncertain amidst interest from Newcastle United and Chelsea, .
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Should the England international leave, Arteta will need to bring in a new No. 2 for Raya, though third-choice goalkeeper Karl Hein recently penned a new contract and could be a dark horse for the role.
There is a chance, however, that Ramsdale will be priced out of a move with clubs extremely unlikely to pay £50m for a goalkeeper who barely played last season.
Arsenal will argue that he has proved himself as a top Premier League goalkeeper, is an English international, and is homegrown.
What is certain is that Arteta and director of football Edu Gaspar have been busy looking for potential goalkeeper signings.
Arsenal identify likely target to replace Aaron Ramsdale
reveals that Arsenal are looking at Espanyol s Joan Garcia as a contingent plan should Ramsdale be sold.
It is noted that Danish teenager Lucas Nygaard is joining from FC Nordsjaelland but has a place waiting for him in the club s academy.
The report claims there has been little movement on Ramsdale s future , though Garcia is high on Arteta s list of potential replacements.
Garcia has a €25m (£21m) release clause and is the likely target to compete with Raya next season.
With Raya expected to be signed permanently this summer and become Arsenal s first senior signing of the window, the Gunners are planning for his deputy .
