Matt Turner throws down the gauntlet to Aaron Ramsdale as Arsenal’s new £5m goalkeeper insists he CAN challenge in-form star for No 1 position next season
- Matt Turner insists he won’t just make up the numbers when he joins Arsenal
- The American goalkeeper is set to move to north London for £5m this summer
- He is expected to play second fiddle to in-form star and No 1 Aaron Ramsdale
- However, he believes that he can challenge the £30m signing for a starting spot
Matt Turner believes that he can challenge Aaron Ramsdale for No 1 status at Arsenal after insisting that he is not joining the Gunners simply to make up the numbers.
The goalkeeper, 27, will switch from New England Revolution to north London in the summer after the Premier League side agreed a £5million fee with their MLS counterparts, as well as add-ons and a 10 per cent sell on fee.
Bernd Leno is expected to leave Arsenal at the end of the season, meaning that Turner is likely to fill the void as the club’s No 2 stopper behind Ramsdale.
Matt Turner insists that he is not joining Arsenal simply to make up the numbers next season
The Englishman has been one of Arsenal’s standout performers this season, with a series of impressive displays justifying the former Sheffield United star’s £30m fee.
It will be tough to dislodge Ramsdale from his No 1 post, but Turner is adamant that he will not settle for a place on the bench next season.
‘When I got my first chance with the national team, it was only as a No. 3,’ he said via The Evening Standard.
Turner is expected to play second fiddle behind No 1 goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in 2022-23
‘No one ever really took me seriously, so I’m not going over there just…
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