Nottingham Forest want Arsenal 26yo on loan | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale, but they’re hoping to secure a loan deal late in the summer window.

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale applauds as he celebrates at the end of the English Premier League football match between Brentford and Arsenal at the Gtech Community Stadium in London on November 25, 2023. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Alan Nixon reports for The S*n that Nottingham Forest are eyeing a loan move for Aaron Ramsdale this summer.

Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants to sign Ramsdale as his first-choice goalkeeper, but the club can’t meet Arsenal’s reported asking price of around £50m.

Instead, Forest plan to gamble and wait until later in the summer, when they hope Ramsdale might be available for a loan move.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Aaron Ramsdale of Arsenal celebrates after teammate Declan Rice (not pictured) scores the team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brentford FC at Emirates Stadium on March 09, 2024. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Nixon adds that plenty of Premier League clubs are looking at Ramsdale, but none have made a suitable bid for the goalkeeper so far.

Most recently, it was claimed that Southampton were prepared to step up interest in Ramsdale after Euro 2024. Again, the Saints were hoping for a loan move.

Despite Nixon’s claim that Arsenal want £50m, James McNicholas of The Athletic previously reported that the Gunners expect to recoup a fee in the region of £30m.

If Ramsdale does leave, McNicholas added that Joan Garcia of Espanyol has been lined up as a replacement.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Aaron Ramsdale and Gabriel of Arsenal celebrate victory in the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brentford FC at Emirates Stadium on March 09, 2024. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Ramsdale made 11 appearances in 2023/24, losing his starting spot to David Raya.

The England goalkeeper has publicly suggested he doesn’t want another year of not playing regular matches, but Arsenal’s demands may mean a loan is the only way out for him.