Arsenal get Romano's 'HERE WE GO' on HUGE transfer
Tom Weber
- Updated: 8 Aug 2023 18:02 BST
- 3 min read
Arsenal have reached an agreement with Brentford for the transfer of David Raya, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Spaniard recently emerged as a surprise target for the Gunners to offer competition for Aaron Ramsdale. Raya had turned down the chance to head on loan to Bayern Munich and was keen to make the switch to north London.
Now, he appears to be on the verge of getting his wish. After days of negotiations, Arsenal and Brentford have agreed on a transfer fee for the wantaway goalkeeper. Raya has been convinced that he has outgrown Thomas Frank's team for months, but no deal had materialised until now because of the Bees' asking price.
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Despite the 27-year-old only having one year left on his contract and with a replacement already long since signed in Mark Flekken, Brentford were keen to squeeze as much money out of his departure as possible, reportedly demanding between €40 and €50 million. Many suitors were put off by this demand, but Arsenal were undeterred.
Here we go!
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has dropped his patented here we go on the deal, confirming FootballTransfers' reporting from August 6. It is all but completed, only a medical remains to be done and the final documents to be signed, according to the Italian.
"Arsenal have reached an agreement to sign David Raya," Romano announced to his 17.7 million Twitter followers, "here we go! Deal agreed with Brentford after personal terms last week. Documents being prepared between the clubs, medical to be booked this week. Raya only wanted #AFC move."
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"Total package," he wrote in a follow-up tweet, "of [the] David Raya deal will be close to £30m total...Raya will sign [a] contract until June 2028 at Arsenal, medical later this week. Brentford make [a] huge profit, they signed Raya for £2.7m from Blackburn in 2019."
