Arsenal news: Alan Shearer makes David Raya dig as Bukayo Saka fear shared

Arsenal instrumentality to Premier League enactment with a travel to look Bournemouth connected Saturday night, though Mikel Arteta already has his oculus connected the upcoming January transportation window

Arsenal get their Premier League run backmost underway connected Saturday erstwhile they question to Bournemouth.

The Gunners are 1 of the sides challenging for the title this season, with an awesome squad built by Mikel Arteta. But Arteta has present been warned that the antheral helium brought successful to beryllium his first-choice keeper is not 1 of the champion successful the top-flight.

Instead, Alan Shearer believes that others are up of David Raya successful his position. The Newcastle fable has besides shared his fearfulness for Arsenal's rubric hopes if Bukayo Saka is forced to walk an extended play connected the sidelines.

Those comments travel arsenic Shearer's erstwhile broadside person seen their declaration talks with Gunners people Alexander Isak stall. Here, Mirror Football rounds up each the latest Arsenal news.

Shearer's Raya dig

Alan Shearer has insisted David Raya remains immoderate mode down Ederson and Alisson successful the ranks of apical keepers. Raya is the established No.1 astatine Arsenal having overtaken Aaron Ramsdale successful the pecking bid past season.

“David Raya has starred this season, and helium took that signifier into the planetary interruption with Spain too. But erstwhile you look astatine what Ederson does for Man City and Alisson astatine Liverpool, I wouldn’t accidental Raya is the champion successful the Premier League, yet," Shearer told Betfair.

"There’s nary uncertainty he’s up determination though arsenic 1 of the best. Raya is precisely what Arsenal and Arteta wanted successful presumption of a ball-playing goalkeeper, who tin commencement moves the mode Arsenal want."

Read Shearer's afloat comments.

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Gunners handed Isak boost

Arsenal person been handed a boost successful their pursuit of Newcastle prima Alexander Isak. The striker is understood to beryllium stalling connected signing a caller woody with the Magpies, though his existent woody runs until 2028.

The striker has been successful talks with Newcastle chiefs for respective months, but determination is nary motion that those negotiations are progressing. One of the main roadblocks to an statement is Isak's demands to beryllium made Newcastle's apical earner.

He besides wants a merchandise clause added to the woody successful speech for his signature. The 2 sides are astatine a stalemate, with Arsenal present sizing up a determination for the 25-year-old.

Read the latest connected Isak's contract.

Saka fearfulness shared

Alan Shearer has warned Arsenal that their rubric hopes volition endure a large stroke if Bukayo Saka is sidelined. Saka was injured successful England's decision to Greece and it remains to beryllium seen if helium volition beryllium acceptable to look Bournemouth.

“It looks to beryllium minor, but we’re not definite however agelong Saka volition beryllium retired for, truthful for Arsenal to suffer 2 of their large players, and some of those are immense players, it would beryllium a monolithic stroke to Arsenal," Shearer said.

"When you look astatine what helium brings to the squad with his energy, his quality and his attitude, he’s without doubt, 1 of their apical players. I anticipation Saka’s wounded is not excessively atrocious and by each accounts it doesn’t dependable similar it is, truthful it could beryllium bully quality for him and Arsenal.”

Read the latest connected Saka.

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