Football Today
·10 June 2024
Football Today
·10 June 2024
Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in signing Feyenoord goalkeeper Justin Bijlow this summer, according to Dutch outlet De Telegraaf.
The Gunners signed David Raya from Brentford on a season-long loan last summer with an option to buy. They are expected to trigger his buy clause this month.
Aaron Ramsdale was demoted as the deputy goalkeeper after the Spaniard’s arrival, and the 26-year-old could pursue a new challenge.
Bijlow is expected to move to the Premier League in the upcoming transfer window.
Arsenal and Liverpool consider him as an ideal second-choice goalkeeper with growth potential.
The Merseyside outfit are eyeing a new back-up to Alisson, with Caoimhin Kelleher likely to leave to become the number one elsewhere.
The Gunners have set a huge price tag of £50 million for Ramsdale and want £40m as a guaranteed fee.
There are no formal offers at the moment, but there could be proposals in the coming weeks. The club could be prepared to negotiate the fee if Ramsdale asks to move on.
Bijlow would be a fine replacement for the Englishman. The Netherlands star completed 33 passes per league game last season with a pass accuracy of almost 87 percent.
He delivered 53 percent of his long balls with ten ball recoveries per appearance.
His statistics are much better than Ramsdale, who had a passing accuracy of 65 percent last term. He managed nine recoveries per outing but only completed 29 percent of his long balls.
One of the main concerns with Bijlow has been his injury record. He missed 27 games with injuries for club and country last season and the Gunners need to be wary about this.
Arsenal could still sign him as he would have less workload as a back-up.
Stats from Sofascore.com & Transfermarkt.com.