England keeper Ramsdale joins Newcastle on loan

Aaron Ramsdale, an England goalkeeper, claims that Eddie Howe’s desire to play for England once more contributed to his decision to join Newcastle.

On Saturday, the 27-year-old moved from Southampton on a season-long loan to the Magpies.

When Howe was in charge of Bournemouth, he purchased Ramsdale from Sheffield United for about $800,000 in 2017.

“Working with the manager and his coaching staff again was a big plus for me,” Ramsdale said.

“They have already had a significant impact on my career, and the manager has transformed me from a man to a professional footballer at Bournemouth.”

He really taught me the ropes, making the manager and his coaching staff “a huge selling point” for me to attend.

After Manchester City acquired James Trafford from Burnley, Newcastle turned their attention to Ramsdale.

The Magpies have signed Antonio Cordero from Malaga and Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest, respectively, as their third summer signings.

On Friday, the club rejected a bid from Liverpool for striker Alexander Isak worth about £110 million.

Nick Pope won the first senior England cap since 121 years when he started against Italy at the San Siro in September 2022. The Magpies now have another English international top-notch player on their books after three years.

However, fans at Newcastle could be forgiven if they were interested in signing a goalkeeper who has been relegated to four different clubs.

Aaron Ramsdale was a member of the Southampton side that lost 12 points last season, and he also had to leave Sheffield United in 2020, Bournemouth in 2019-20, and Chesterfield on loan while he was a member of League Two.

In his 30 league starts last year, he kept just three top-flight clean sheets and conceded 66 goals. He has made 183 Premier League appearances overall, compared to Pope’s current total of 38.