West Ham United and Newcastle United are reportedly interested in signing 26-year-old English international Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton this summer.
According to a report by TEAMtalk, Aaron Ramsdale is the subject of interest from Newcastle United and three other clubs. One of those suitors will be West Ham United, with the East London outfit in pole position to secure his services. The Hammers are preparing a bid of around £20 million to sign the Southampton goalkeeper, although his relegation release clause is worth £25 million.
Aaron Ramsdale and his relegation-laden career
Aaron Ramsdale has endured a bizarre career thus far. While the Englishman has been one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League for the last half a dozen years, he has suffered relegation from the top flight with three clubs, with only Arsenal providing him stability thus far.
The latest relegation has come with Southampton, the club that signed him in a deal worth £25 million last summer. The 26-year-old has kept only three clean sheets in 29 appearances thus far for the Saints while conceding 64 goals. However, Southampton’s relegation from the Premier League will lead to Ramsdale’s departure in the summer transfer window.
The English international has a relegation release clause worth £25 million in his contract with Southampton. The situation has piqued the attention of several well-known Premier League clubs heading into the summer transfer window. Newcastle United and West Ham United are among the prospective suitors vying for Ramsdale’s signature.
Will Ramsdale stay in the Premier League?
Newcastle United’s interest in Aaron Ramsdale is understandable. The Magpies are combing the market for a goalkeeper heading into the summer transfer window amid Nick Pope’s advancing age. In addition, the experienced goalkeeper has struggled with fitness issues. So, Newcastle United must sign a top-class shot-stopper, with Ramsdale emerging as a viable target.
As for West Ham United, recent reports have suggested that the Hammers are the front-runners to secure the 26-year-old Englishman’s services in the summer transfer window. With Alphonse Areola on the wrong side of 30 and Lukasz Fabianski in the twilight of his career, they need a new goalkeeper this summer.
So, Rasmdale is a viable target for West Ham, with the East London outfit preparing a bid worth £20 million to sign the English international. West Ham’s impending proposal falls somewhat short of Southampton’s asking price of £25 million. So, it will be interesting to see if an offer of £20 million helps the Hammers beat Newcastle United to Rasmdale’s signature.
