EPL: You’ve to go – Thierry Henry advises Arsenal star

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has advised Aaron Ramsdale to consider leaving the Gunners after the goalkeeper lost his spot in the starting XI to David Raya.

Ramsdale established himself as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s first-choice goalkeeper last season, overtaking Bernd Leno, who left Arsenal to join Fulham.

The 25-year-old impressed, keeping 15 clean sheets in 41 appearances across competitions for Arsenal and helping the team qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

However, this season, Ramsdale lost his starting spot to Raya despite starting Arsenal’s first five games and winning the Community Shield.

Raya, who joined the North London club on loan from Brentford, has kept four clean sheets in six appearances for Arteta’s side and appears to be the club’s new starting goalkeeper ahead of Ramsdale.

And Henry believes Ramsdale will have to compete with Raya for the number one spot or seek to find another club in the next transfer window, just like Leno went to Fulham.

“I am not the coach of Arsenal, but Mikel Arteta went to get a guy [Raya] that he thinks will win him the title,” Henry said on the Rest is Football Podcast (via Tribal Football).

“[Aaron] Ramsdale was seen as the guy to get us in the top four again, and Bernd Leno went to Fulham.

“That is the story of football. I can understand with the new generation but there is something that will never change at a big club, you have got to compete. If you don’t compete, someone is going to come.”

He continued, “If you take Phil Foden, he is a very good player but Manchester City keep buying players. You are at a big club and that is how it is, and if you are not happy at the big club, then you have got to go.”