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As reported by ‘Premier League‘ on its official ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) account, Arsenal’s goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has completed a permanent transfer to Southampton FC.

Reportedly, Ramsdale has penned a four-year deal with the Saints, who got promoted back to the Premier League for this season, through the EFL Championship play-offs.

The Englands-born goalkeeper has been severely linked with a potential transfer to Wolves as well in the last week or so. However, a deal between the Old Gold and Gunners failed to materialize for Ramsdale. Also, Wolves have signed Crystal Palace’s goalkeeper Sam Johnstone now.

Upon securing the transfer to Southampton, Aaron Ramsdale stated – “I’m looking forward to this year, just getting back to what I do best and having a big smile on my face. I’m absolutely delighted.” (Via – Premier League).

Aaron Ramsdale is headed to Southampton from Arsenal. As per Fabrizio Romano, a deal has been reached after a bid was presented earlier today. The fee is expected to be £24/25m plus add-ons as arranged with the Gunners.

Ramsdale will now be first choice again in the Premier League. Arsenal are now prepared to go for Joan García from Espanyol for second choice goalkeeper.

Southampton are reportedly eyeing a move to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Arsenal. The Premier League newcomers are keen on getting a goalkeeper but had their deal for Bijlow fall through.

Ramsdale has been looking to leave Arsenal but has not found a club yet. The Englishman has been second fiddle for David Raya since the start of last season and was desperate to leave in January as well.

Southampton are now offering him an escape route and Arsenal have agreed on a deal with Joan Garcia as his replacement. The Gunners are open to letting the goalkeeper leave this summer on loan but with an obligation to buy clause added in the contract.

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has been linked with a move away from the Emirates for quite some time now since he lost his No.1 spot to David Raya last summer. The Gunners are willing to let the Englishman leave on a temporary switch who doesn’t want to warm the bench for one more year.

But Arsenal wants to include an obligation to buy clause if they get a significant loan fee and the suitor covers a significant portion of Ramsdale’s £120,000-a-week salary. Wolves and Southampton hold a serious interest in the former Sheffield United goalkeeper.

The Gunners seem quite prepared for his departure as they have already lined up a potential replacement in Joan Garcia.

The Saints are reportedly preparing a loan move for Arsenal outcast Aaron Ramsdale, who lost his No.1 spot to David Raya last season. He made only six Premier League appearances in 2023-24 and is desperate to make a move away from the Emirates.

The 26-year-old goalkeeper has fallen out-of-favour at the North London club and wants to join a club where he would be guaranteed first-team football. Southampton are preparing a loan bid for Ramsdale and have reportedly proposed a £2.5 million loan fee with 80% of his wages covered.

Premier League’s Aston Villa sold their forward Cameron Archer to league rivals Southampton FC in a deal worth around £15 million in the ongoing transfer window. As per a recent report by ‘CaughtOffside‘, the Midlands-based club’s sale of the player could come under FA investigation, as it has been tipped to break transfer rules established by FIFA itself.

The Sun’s Alan Nixon reportedly explained the conundrum of Villa’s sale of Archer to the Saints. Nixon pointed out that the major conflict with Archer’s transfer was Villa offloading the player at a deadline that was too ‘soon’ after they initially bought the English forward.

Apparently a certain set of rules by FIFA express – “No club or player shall be involved in a bridge transfer, It shall be presumed, unless established to the contrary, that if two consecutive transfers of the same player occur within a period of 16 weeks, the parties involved have participated in a bridge transfer.”

On the sanctions part, the rule imposes – “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee will impose sanctions on any party involved in a bridge transfer.”

Even though Aston Villa’s sale of Archer to Southampton FC is termed to be fine with the Premier League’s upper hierarchy, the FA’s investigation could bring worrying outcomes for the club.

How things progress on this one in terms of any further official updates, remains yet to be witnessed.

Chelsea midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu has agreed to join newly-promoted Premier League side Southampton on a season-long loan where he get more minutes as a first-team player.

The 20-year-old arrived at Chelsea from Rennes last summer and managed to secure only 15 appearances in all competitions for the West London giants. He was also a part of Chelsea’s pre-season tour in the United States.

A move to Southampton will give him the opportunity to continue his development at the top level of English football.

As per ‘David Ornstein‘, and backed by ‘The Athletic’, Premier League’s Southampton FC is currently in ‘advanced talks’ with Chelsea in order to sign French midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu.

The likely deal for the player between both clubs is reportedly going to be a season-long loan move. However, it will not include any option to buy as helmed by Ornstein.

The report also had it that, despite Chelsea receiving ‘multiple inquiries’ for a permanent sale of the Ugochukwu, they currently deem him as ‘not for sale’.

Also, the 20-year-old is reportedly seen as a part of their ‘long-term’ future plans, and at this stage, the Blues find Southampton an ‘ideal’ step for the ‘development’ of the player.

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a summer transfer window move for Southampton FC’s full-back Kyle Walker-Peters. A recent report by ‘TEAMtalk‘ states that Spurs are considering potentially ‘activating’ the £30 million buy-back clause that they had in Walker-Peters’ contract when the player joined the Saints.

Kyle Walker-Peters is equally efficient in playing at both the right-back and left-back positions. He was one of the crucial figures last EFL Championship season that helped Southampton to gain promotion back to the Premier League.

A player of his kind will definitely bolster Postecoglou’s squad leading into the new season, especially with Emerson Royal nearing a transfer to Serie A’s AC Milan.

The Saints are interested in signing Arsenal outcast Aaron Ramsdale, who lost his starting spot to David Raya last summer. The England international is seeking regular first-team football and is poised to make a move in this summer transfer window.

His future at the Emirates remains uncertain, as he was restricted to only two games in the Premier League last season. Newly promoted Southampton are open to negotiating a loan deal for Ramsdale. It will be interesting to see if he still remains on Arsenal’s books close to the end of the month.

But, Arsenal prefer to keep Ramsdale as the perfect backup to Raya and would only favour a permanent departure this summer for the England shot-stopper if it comes to that.