Aaron Ramsdale has mentioned working with Eddie Howe was a “huge draw” and credited the Newcastle supervisor with “turning me from a person into an expert footballer” after becoming a member of the Magpies on a season-long from Southampton.
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale, who labored with Howe at Bournemouth between 2017 and 2020, has signed for a “sizeable” mortgage price with an choice to purchase, in accordance with The Athletic.
“Coming to the stadium and seeing it empty, it’s fairly surreal to suppose that that is going to be house for the foreseeable future,” mentioned the 27-year-old, calling the competitors badge denoting Newcastle’s qualification for the Champions League “good”.
Welcome to Newcastle United, Aaron Ramsdale! 🧤
Aaron joins us from Southampton on a season-long mortgage deal 🖤🤍 pic.twitter.com/xIMb0uuSwC
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) August 2, 2025
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A youth product of Sheffield United, Ramsdale was ever-present because the Gunners completed second within the 2022/23 Premier League and has 5 England caps, becoming a member of the squads at Euro 2020 and 2024 and the 2022 Fifa Membership World Cup.
Ramsdale misplaced his place to David Raya in 2023/24, becoming a member of Southampton for £25m in August 2024 on a deal till 2029 and struggling his third top-flight relegation final season.
He made 32 appearances for the Saints, retaining three clear sheets.
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Why have Newcastle signed Aaron Ramsdale?
Howe has been pursuing a goalkeeper all summer time however missed out on long-standing goal James Trafford, who returned to former membership Manchester Metropolis this week for an initialy £27m from Burnley.
Newcastle chased the 21-year-old final summer time and once more on the finish of Could, providing £27m for the England Beneath-21 worldwide earlier than the Membership World Cup in June.
Metropolis matched that bid and agreed a five-year contract with the choice of an additional yr to re-sign the younger keeper who left them in 2023.
Newcastle have now turned to Ramsdale, who Southampton reportedly would have most well-liked to promote, as competitors for first-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope alongside Martin Dubravka, Odysseas Vlachodimos, John Ruddy and Mark Gillespie.
Aaron Ramsdale. Welcome to St. James’ Park 3️⃣2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/uFGo947gpi
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) August 2, 2025
When does Newcastle’s 2025/26 Premier League season begin?
Newcastle’s opening journey to Aston Villa is on Sunday, August 17 at 12:30 BST.
The sport in opposition to the Villans, who Newcastle pipped to a spot on this season’s Champions League, shall be proven dwell within the UK on TNT Sports activities 1 and TNT Sports activities Final.
The final spherical of matches this season will all begin on the identical time on Could 24 2026. No rounds will happen inside 60 hours of one another and there shall be no fixture on December 24.