Aaron Ramsdale reveals he knew ‘90%’ that Gabriel Jesus was joining Arsenal last summer – but admits he was caught ‘out of the blue’ by the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko as it ‘gathered speed in about four days’
- Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko made big money moves from Man City
- Aaron Ramsdale admitted he was unaware of Zinchenko’s move to Arsenal
- Jesus and Zinchenko have helped Arsenal climb to the top of the Premier League
Aaron Ramsdale has revealed he was aware Arsenal were going to complete the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City last summer, but was shocked when Oleksandr Zinchenko followed the Brazilian to north London.
The Arsenal goalkeeper was asked on the The Fellas podcast whether players were aware of incoming transfers to the club.
Ramsdale offered the comparison of Jesus and Zinchenko’s moves from Manchester City, with the England international admitting sometimes players had knowledge of moves, but on other occasions were in the dark.
Aaron Ramsdale admitted to being shocked by Oleksandr Zinchenko’s move to Arsenal
The public nature of the club’s pursuit of Jesus and an awareness of the type of player that manager Mikel Arteta was looking to recruitment had convinced him the Brazilian was joining.
Jesus signed at the start of July with his £45million move addressing Arsenal’s need for attacking reinforcements, following the departures of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last season.
The arrival of Zinchenko however took Ramsdale by surprise, with the Ukrainian having left Man City’s pre-season training camp to complete a £32million switch just two weeks after Jesus.
Gabriel Jesus moved to Arsenal for £45million after a well-documented pursuit of the forward
‘It depends how much really, it depends on how well documented the transfer is,’ Ramsdale said.
‘Gabriel Jesus basically, I knew 85-90 per cent he was coming to us.
‘That’s just the case of social media doing its thing and kind of knowing the type of person the manager wants.
‘Zinchenko on the other hand, out of the blue.
Ramsdale was speaking about transfer moves during an appearance on The Fellas podcast
‘That gathered speed in about four days, it was literally like “Arsenal are…