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Aaron Ramsdale says why he really left Arsenal for Southampton

Lee Connor
Lee Connor

Aaron Ramsdale was one of the big movers this summer as he finally left Arsenal to become number one at Southampton.

Ramsdale found himself as the number two at Arsenal behind David Raya and ꧙eventually, the England ☂stopper had to move on.

The move has, so far, been a tough one for Ramsdale. Despite doing ok on𝓰 a personal level, Southampton have struggled in the main and he could well be staring at a third relegation.

🍌Of course, Arsenal are looking like title contenders again and🍌 could very much win the league if they carry on as they are.

But according to Ramsdale, sitting on the periphery and picking up a trophy means little compared to actually pla𓃲ying.

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Aaron Ramsdale says why he really left Arsenal

Speaking to the BBC, Ramsdale confirmed he’d moved to simply play football and that in reality, a trophy while not pla﷽ying wouldn’t have mattered to him.

“If I was sitting on 🎐the bench, it [winnin🦩g a trophy] wouldn’t have meant that much to me,” Ramsdale told when asked about his move.

“I just wanted to play football. As a kid I wanted to play football to play, ♈not to just sit on a bench.

“Getting out and playing was my aim so I’m lucky I found 🥃myself here at Southamp൩ton.”

Ramsdale faces another big season

It’s very a��dmirable of Ramsdale to go out aꦦnd get a move and ensure he is playing again.

However, with Southampton very likely to among the team🌠ꦺs going back to the Championship, he faces a massive 12 months again.

If the Saints do go down, does he try and get another move again back to the Premier League? Or does 🐠he sim♔ply stick it out and excel at Championship level.

Time will tell𒐪, but the move to Southampton does𒆙 come with risks as well as reward for Ramsdale overall.

Russell Martin is steadfast in sticking to how he wants to play. And in the end, that could be Southamp🃏ton’s downfall thi🧸s season.