9 Players Most Likely To Join Arsenal This Summer

7. John Ruddy - 5/1

Current Club: Norwich City Another 'keeper, but this time not in the same vein as Casillas, Norwich stopper Ruddy would presumably be dropped straight in as longer term competition for Szcz™sny and Ospina after the departure of Fabianski to Swansea, and for their money, Arsenal would be getting a very capable player. The issue of course is that though Norwich have been relegated, Ruddy is likely to have a number of suitors who could offer him first-choice football immediately, and he's already had to endure one period of being back-up when he was at Everton and was sent out on loan to multiple, varied destinations. Whether he could be convinced to move and fight for his place, when he could stay at Norwich and help what is a very good Championship squad (if it stays together at least) back to the Premier League at the first time of asking and see his stock rise further, is unclear. If he's ambitious, ironically, he shouldn't choose Arsenal if their interest is concrete. Will He Sign? He's the most likely of all the 'keepers linked to Arsenal, but it remains to be seen whether he would sacrifice first team opportunities and face the possibility of being third choice without much of a chance of even League Cup or FA Cup games.
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