After hearing of our interest in bringing him to Emirates Stadium, David Raya revealed the opportunity to move was “a beautiful challenge” that he felt he couldn’t possibly turn down.
The Spanish international goalkeeper has made a season-long switch from Brentford where he has impressed in the Premier League over the past couple of seasons, and after speaking to Mikel Arteta, he believes the time is right for him to try and showcase his abilities on a bigger stage.
“I’m over the moon to be able to take this challenge in my career and make the step up,” he said after putting pen to paper. “I’m really excited to get going and see how the season ends up. I spoke to the boss and he sent me the values of what Arsenal are about. The way that the club is going, it’s growing even more so it is a beautiful challenge to take and I couldn’t say no.
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