Ryan future at Arsenal still unknown - Arteta
Ryan has had the opportunity to stay at Arsenal
boss Mikel Arteta believes goalkeeper Mat Ryan, who joined Arsenal on loan from Brighton, will have the opportunity to stay at the club.
Signing a goalkeeper is one of Arsenal's priorities for winter transfers. Ryan, who has three seasons in the Premier League with Brighton, has a loan deal with Arsenal until the end of the season. He has been an Arsenal fan since he was a child, but his place in the team is still unknown. Bernd Leno has been Arsenal's main goalkeeper during this period and Ryan will face tough competition, but Arteta intends to continue working with him.
The Spanish coach told reporters:
“He is a player who knows the league really well.
“He has played so many games, he has international experience, he is at the right age, he has been competing regularly until December I think, and we felt with the departure of Matt Macey, we needed another keeper in the team to give more protection so we looked at the market and we wanted a loan deal and we decided to go with Mat because he had the right profile for us.
“That area of the squad needs three goalkeepers and they need to compete with each other, challenge each other and everyone will get their role.
“After you have your role, you just have to support each other again to get the best out of each other. This is the role, come here and try to make it better.”
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