Arsenal remain in talks with Brentford over the signing of goalkeeper David Raya, who was in attєɴԀance at Wembley Stadium on Sunday as the Gunners lifted the Community Shield.
David Raya has sparked an Arsenal transfer frenzy after the Brentford goalkeeper was spotted at Wembley Stadium watching the Gunners play Manchester City in the FA Community Shield.
The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to north London in recent weeks, with the Bees rєjєƈτing a £23million offer.football.londonunderstands that advanced talks are ongoing with Brentford over a move the for Spanish goalkeeper who could provide competition for Aaron Ramsdale.
Matt Turner has also been the subject of interest from Nottingham Forest and it is understood that this could facilitate a move for Raya. Arteta would not be drawn on Raya though. “No, no updates,” he said when asked for the latest on the Gunners’ pursuit of the Spain international who Brentford value at £40million.
It’s said all parties are confident an agreement can be reached, with Raya said to have already agreed personal terms with Arsenal and Brentford looking for a fee in the region of £30million. To further fuel speculation, Raya was spotted by fɑɴȿ at Wembley on Sunday afternoon – watching his possible future team win the FA Community Shield ahead of the Premier League season starting this weekєɴԀ.
The goalkeeper was in attєɴԀance alongside Brentford teammate Vitaly Janelt. Both watched the Gunners lift the Community Shield after Mikel Arteta’s side beat Manchester City on penalties. The match itself finished 1-1 after Leandro Trossard cancelled out Cole Palmer’s opener.
“It feels great. I don’t think it gets much better than winning a trophy at Wembley against the best team in the world, doing it the way we did,”Arteta said after the game.
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“It’s really encouraging. We had some great moments, especially in the first half with three massive chances. Unfortunately when you don’t put them away you know what can happen.
“We have a little error in midfield, don’t clear the ball and the next second, the ball is in the back of the net. Then it’s a very difficult game to play but we made the right choices. The changes and formation change helped and we kept some momentum which allowed us to score the goal and win the penalties.”
