The England international has come a long way at the Emirates and is now ranked second in Gareth Southgate’s squad for Euro 2024.However, Ramsdale lost both his confidence and his starting position in the previous season, which is why everyone would benefit from a fresh start.

Nevertheless, a few goalkeepers have been connected to Arsenal’s soon-to-be open position.

While Andriy Lunin of Real Madrid would pose a more direct threat to Raya, Justin Bjilow of Feyenoord was regarded as a potential backup. 

However, if Ramsdale leaves, it appears that Inaki Cana will welcome a more conventional number two to his goalkeeping department, according a story by The Athletic. 

The first player on Arsenal’s list to replace Aaron Ramsdale is keeper Joan Garcia of Espanyol.
Joan Garcia, the number two for Espanyol, “features high on Arsenal’s contingency plan” in the event that Ramsdale is injured, per the aforementioned article.

Although Garcia’s contract contains a €25 million release clause, Arsenal thinks they could sign him for less. 

 During the LaLiga Hypermotion match between CD Leganes and RCD Espanyol at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Ap…, Joan Garcia of RCD Espanyol watches. 
The 23-year-old has a reputation for having good footwork and has a success rate comparable to Raya’s high-claim percentage. 

Garcia, who made 14 appearances in all competitions this season, will play for Spain in the summer Olympics. He also had eight clean sheets.

In light of this, Garcia is rumoured to be interested in signing with Real Madrid. Should Lunin depart, Garcia might be looking to replace him.

Of course, if all of these rumours are accurate, it will show that Arteta was defending Ramsdale when he said his two keepers were equal and in competition for the starting position last summer.

It would be evident that Arteta would be content to have Garcia as an obvious number two to Raya should Arsenal sign Garcia.

Nevertheless, Garcia isn’t the only Spanish player that Arsenal might be trying to recruit at this time.