{"id":298274,"date":"2023-12-16T09:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T09:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298274"},"modified":"2023-12-16T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T09:24:48","slug":"chelsea-ramp-up-their-interest-in-aaron-ramsdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/chelsea-ramp-up-their-interest-in-aaron-ramsdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea &apos;ramp up their interest in Aaron Ramsdale&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Chelsea &#8216;step up their interest in Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale&#8217; in the wake of Robert Sanchez&#8217;s injury&#8230; but Blues may have to fend off interest from Newcastle<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West London rivals have previously toyed with recruiting England international\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ramsdale has had little to do at the Emirates this season ahead of EURO 2024\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do Man United have what it takes to exploit Liverpool&#8217;s defensive vulnerability? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea are preparing to ramp up their interest in Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the wake of Robert Sanchez&#8217;s injury, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Blues No 1 was forced off with a knee injury in Chelsea&#8217;s most recent Premier League clash with Everton, and head coach Mauricio Pochettino hinted that the former Brighton goalkeeper would miss the entirety of the festive period ahead of the side&#8217;s match against Sheffield United on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you suffer an injury and lose your No 1 keeper so far, it is a player we are going to miss but we have other players that are working hard to be ready when this type of thing happens,&#8217; Pochettino said on Friday. &#8216;Of course very sad because we are going to lose a player for a few weeks.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In his stead, Chelsea will promote untested former MLS &#8216;keeper Djordje Petrovic and hope the 24-year-old rises to the occasion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last season&#8217;s No 1, Kepa Arrizabalaga, is currently on loan at Real Madrid and questions have previously been raised about the thinness of the west London club&#8217;s squad in the position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/07\/79029861-12871023-image-a-28_1702711731877.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ramsdale is thought to be firmly on Chelsea&#8217;s radar ahead of January transfer window<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/07\/79029865-12871023-image-a-27_1702711729867.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The England international has spent large swathes of Arsenal&#8217;s league season on the bench<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/07\/79029871-12871023-image-a-29_1702711737577.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blues have to contend with the loss of their No 1 &#8216;keeper Robert Sanchez for four weeks<\/p>\n<p>But as per talkSPORT, Pochettino&#8217;s side could look north to bolster their ranks in a January move for Ramsdale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport previously reported that Chelsea had earmarked the England international in October, but Pochettino is thought to be increasingly keen to sign players with Premier League experience after a lacklustre start to the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the Emirates, Ramsdale has all but lost his place permanently to summer signing David Raya.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whilst Mikel Arteta announced his signing from Brentford with a public statement that he would consider rotating the two goalkeepers, Arteta has since heavily favoured his Spanish compatriot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ramsdale was handed his first Champions League start in Arsenal&#8217;s dead rubber against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday, but has made just five Premier League starts since the start of the club&#8217;s campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/07\/79029873-12871023-image-a-25_1702711718510.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Djordje Petrovic had his first Premier League minutes in Chelsea&#8217;s defeat against Everton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/07\/79029869-12871023-image-a-26_1702711724773.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ramsdale has been in competition for his place with new recruit David Raya &#8211; with the Spain international often heavily favoured<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/07\/79029867-12871023-image-a-24_1702711712785.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ramsdale&#8217;s last Premier League start came against Brentford at the end of November<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/07\/79029875-12871023-image-a-23_1702711709812.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Should Ramsdale leave the club, Arsenal would have 21-year-old Estonian Karl Hein in reserve<\/p>\n<p>The majority of these came at the beginning of the season, although Ramsdale was called up to face Raya&#8217;s former club Brentford in their 1-0 victory in November.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea could face competition in the race for Ramsdale&#8217;s signature from Newcastle, who are also undergoing a goalkeeper crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following an injury to Nick Pope that will keep the &#8216;keeper out for up to four months, Eddie Howe is expected to comb the market to ensure depth in the position for the second-half of the season &#8211; with former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea thought to be on his shortlist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, despite growing interest from Premier League rivals, Arsenal may be loath to sell Ramsdale, with former academy player Karl Hein the only option in reserve should Raya become unavailable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12871023\/Chelsea-Aaron-Ramsdale-Robert-Sanchez-injury-Newcastle-transfer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chelsea &#8216;step up their interest in Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale&#8217; in the wake of Robert Sanchez&#8217;s injury&#8230; but Blues may have to fend off interest <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/chelsea-ramp-up-their-interest-in-aaron-ramsdale\/\" title=\"Chelsea &amp;apos;ramp up their interest in Aaron Ramsdale&amp;apos;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chelsea &amp;apos;ramp up their interest in Aaron Ramsdale&amp;apos; 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