Newcastle open talks to sign Southampton’s Ramsdale

Aaron Ramsdale, an England goalkeeper, has been in talks with Newcastle.

As Newcastle attempts to secure Ramsdale on loan or permanently, negotiations are still in progress.

Southampton, who signed the England international from Arsenal for an initial £18 million in August 2024, are known to prefer a permanent sale on a substantial terms.

The move would bring Ramsdale and Eddie Howe, who was previously at Bournemouth, together, and the Magpies appear to be interested in acquiring first-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope.

Ramsdale, who made 30 appearances for Southampton last season and was relegated with just 12 points, would also have the chance to stay in the Premier League. He was last called up by England in March.

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 could now have a second English international stopper on their books after three years.

However, any reservations about signing a goalkeeper who has been relegated from the Premier League by three different clubs could be forgiven by Newcastle fans.

Ramsdale was a member of the Southampton side that lost 12 points last season, and he also had to leave Sheffield United in 2020-21 and Bournemouth in 2019-20. He even lost out to League Two while he was a loanee at Chesterfield seven years ago.

In a disastrous 2024-25 season, the 27-year-old managed 66 goals and kept three top-flight clean sheets, which was understandably below average because he played behind such a porous defense.

However, he has a record of 183 Premier League appearances, which is only 38 shy of Pope’s current number one, who is a Newcastle assistant.

Both Ramsdale and Eddie Howe’s backup keeper Martin Dubravka are less skilled shot stoppers than Pope but more accurate passers.