James Benge has said that Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal thought that David Raya was going to join Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window.
The journalist has said that Arsenal thought that Tottenham Hotspur were going to sign David Raya from Brentford.
Arsenal thought David Raya was going to join Tottenham Hotspur
Raya moved to Arsenal in the summer of 2023.
Matt Turner left for Nottingham Forest, and the Gunners brought in the 28-year-old Spain international goalkeeper.
Benge said about Raya on Charles Watts’s YouTube channel: “They (Arsenal)) thought he (Raya) was going to Spurs.”
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on Twitter on June 14, 2023 that Raya had agreed “personal terms” with Tottenham.
Spurs were in talks with Brentford over a transfer fee for the goalkeeper, but the North London club could not agree on a deal.
David Raya could start for Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
Raya eventually moved to Tottenham’s North London rivals Arsenal.
And the Spain international goalkeeper – described as “an excellent goalkeeper” who “can ping a ball” by former Arsenal star Ray Parlour on talkSPORT (6:26pm, September 22, 2023) – could start against Spurs in the North London derby this weekend.
Arsenal will take on Tottenham in the Premier League.
Raya has started for the Gunners against Everton in the Premier League and against PSV in the UEFA Champions League.
It is hard to see Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta drop Raya for the North London derby against Spurs.
Even though Aaron Ramsdale is a very good goalkeeper, Arteta is likely to stick with Raya this weekend.
Tottenham, though, have a very good goalkeeper in Guglielmo Vicario, who joined the North London club in the summer transfer window and has been very good so far this season.
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