Gabby Agbonlahor has questioned Arsenal’s reported move for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya.
The former Aston Villa striker can’t understand the Gunners’ pursuit of the Bees’ shot-stopper. Mikel Arteta’s side already possess Aaron Ramsdale and the England international signed a new deal with the club just last May.
Agbonlahor claims that Arsenal don’t need to sign a new goalkeeper and reckons the money should be spent elsewhere. He expressed his bemusement with the north Londoners’ potential £30-£40 million move for Raya who has agreed personal terms, telling talkSPORT:
“I don’t think anybody saw this coming. If you said at the end of the season Arsenal would be going for a goalkeeper I don’t think anybody would have believed you. It’s very strange to see.”
The English pundit has advised Arteta to reconsider his pursuit of Raya as he thinks there are other areas that need strengthening.
He added, “David Raya they don’t need, they should spend that money somewhere else. To spend like £30-40 million on a goalkeeper, go get another midfielder, left-back or a striker.”
Arsenal have already signed two midfielders this summer: Declan Rice and Kai Havertz. The latter looks set to be used in Granit Xhaka’s No.8 position after the Swiss midfielder departed for Borussia Monchengladbach.
Thomas Partey and Jorginho are other options for the No.6 role with Arteta now boasting many options.
Despite this, Agbonlahor reckons the Gunners should still be looking at further bolstering their midfield.
He concluded, “They’ve lost Xhaka, Partey gets a lot of injuries so you’re then down to Declan Rice. You need more numbers in there, Champions League football coming. I think one more defensive midfielder, (Moises) Caicedo would be perfect.”
