✍️ OFFICIAL David Raya

[Iceman10]

Does he ever catch the ball? We would be conceding from rebounds all day long. Has cat like reflexes though.

Don’t think keepers are coached to catch anything seen in that videos anymore because of the way footballs have changed (movement in the air). Where he parries to and how fast he picks himself up are important though.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

guess we'll lock this one for now. he not for sale.

 

[A_G]

@OnlyOne caused a meltdown on here by starting this thread, mad bastard

 

[Highbury_2006]

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Are we not signing the Torreira of goalkeepers?

 

[El Duderino]

Tweet deleted, can we lock this again for the sanity of people?

 

[Highbury_2006]

Tweet deleted, can we lock this again for the sanity of people?

The tweet is deleted but its quote remains in the article from The Athletic:

Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, central to the club's Wembley triumphs in the FA Cup final against Chelsea and Community Shield against Liverpool, will not form part of the matchday squad for the visit to Fulham on Saturday, report Adam Crafton and James McNicholas. The Athletic understands the decision has been taken jointly by Arsenal and Martinez as he is at the centre of an intensifying transfer saga and is now very close to leaving the club, with a move to Aston Villa most likely.

How much are Arsenal demanding?

Arsenal’s former Head of Football Raúl Sanllehi informed Martinez’s representatives earlier this summer that the club would demand £20 million to sell a goalkeeper whose reputation was seriously enhanced following Bernd Leno’s injury absence towards the end of last season.

Martinez initially feared this price would prove prohibitive to potential buyers, particularly clubs in Spain.

Leeds were one club who previously considered Martinez but they were reluctant to commit £20 million on a player with a very small sample of work to analyse at the highest level.

How did Aston Villa’s interest materialise?

As the window progressed, Aston Villa’s initially tentative interest in the player grew stronger and over the past week, a second bid of £15 million, plus £4 million in add-ons, was refused.

A third bid will be higher and should be enough to seal the deal and Martinez’s representatives have spent the past three days in London thrashing out terms with Arsenal and Aston Villa.

There is a further complication, as Martinez, who earns only £20,000-per-week at Arsenal, believes he is owed a seven-figure bonus by the club. This is because contract renewal talks have been postponed several times, first following his loan spell to Reading, then due to the new arrival of Mikel Arteta as manager, then due to COVID-19.

Martinez and his representatives believe the club committed to retroactively paying the player upon the agreement of a new deal and, even in the event he leaves, he believes he should be due a payment by Arsenal.

Could Brighton make a late offer?

Brighton sources have denied the club have made a formal offer for Martinez. But sources close to the player believe an option separate to Aston Villa remains on the table on Friday evening.

In the case of Brighton, it would appear unlikely, given goalkeeper Mat Ryan is firmly established. The Athletic has been told Ryan has had no information to suggest his position will change this season and the Australian does not have a move in the pipeline as things stand this summer.

As such, given Martinez will only leave Arsenal to be the No. 1 goalkeeper elsewhere, Brighton does not seem to be a prime destination.

Who do Arsenal want to sign as a replacement?

Arsenal are admirers of David Raya, but Brentford do not want to sell.

“I said one week ago that if the price is right for Ollie Watkins or Said Benrahma, we are open, because that’s the way football works”, manager Thomas Frank said at his press conference on Friday. “The rest are not for sale.”

However, Arsenal have not given up hope of persuading Brentford to come to the negotiating table and The Athletic understands Raya would be very keen on the move.

 

[Highbury_2006]

The loyalist is demanding money from the club. A true Arsenal man.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

If we do end up signing this guy I think some people on here are going to spontaneously combust with rage

 

[9jagooner]

He is ready to hand in a transfer request from what I heard. He wants to join Arsenal

 

[AbouCuéllar]

Are we not signing the Torreira of goalkeepers?

No, Raya is actually good at passing.

 

[Iceman10]

Something happened already to change where this is going after Brentford’s boss said Raya wasn’t for sale?

 

[RacingPhoton]

There are plenty of GK's out there. This guy is a midget in goalkeeping standards.

 

[Artisan]

The loyalist is demanding money from the club. A true Arsenal man.

Just because he was willing to be third choice keeper for 10 years doesn't mean he should forego what he is owed tbf.

 

[al-Ustaadh]

 

[al-Ustaadh]

Apparently Raya is "injured"...

 

[TromsoGooner]

**** me, we`re actually signing that midget

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Seem he either put transfer request or manager left out because of transfer talks

 

[dashsnow17]

guess we'll lock this one for now. he not for sale.

I don't particularly care about this Raya fella or whichever back-up keeper we bring in. But a Championship club like Brentford doesn't get to tell a PL club like Arsenal that their players aren't for sale, who the hell do they think they are. They haven't played in the top division since the 1940's, all their players are for sale if a big team comes knocking.

 

[OnlyOne]