{"id":162093,"date":"2025-06-06T05:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/162093\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T05:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:06:10","slug":"west-ham-favourites-to-sign-england-international-ahead-of-leeds-united-and-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/162093\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham &#8216;favourites&#8217; to sign England international ahead of Leeds United and Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TBR Football can exclusively confirm the latest on Aaron Ramsdale\u2019s situation amid interest from West Ham United, Leeds United and Newcastle United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/west-ham-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Ham<\/a> finished 14th in the <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/english-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> table and will hope to do much better next season, while <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle<\/a> are preparing for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> are back in the top flight after winning the Championship, but will need to overhaul their squad to make it competitive in the top flight.<\/p>\n<p>All three clubs are looking for new goalkeepers to replace players who are leaving or face an uncertain future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TBR Football <\/strong>chief correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/graeme-bailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graeme Bailey<\/a> has now shared what he knows about Ramsdale and which club he thinks are favourites for his signature.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2209940268-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-938222\" \/>Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty ImagesWest Ham like Aaron Ramsdale \u2018a lot\u2019 but Leeds and Newcastle also keen<\/p>\n<p>Graeme Bailey has confirmed that West Ham do indeed like <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/aaron-ramsdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Ramsdale<\/a> a lot and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/southampton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southampton<\/a> goalkeeper is on their wish-list.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Leeds have shown interest in Ramsdale, although they are keeping their options open, and Newcastle are also keen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRamsdale is on the list of West Ham, they like him a lot,\u201d Bailey told <strong>TBR Football<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeeds have looked at him although I think Leeds might use their Brazilian contacts to look at a couple of players over there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNewcastle and Eddie Howe are long-term admirers too \u2013 there are certainly options for him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does seem that Ramsdale is destined to move back to the Premier League and I think he probably will get his move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d make West Ham favourites to sign him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/west-ham-now-in-talks-to-sign-tomas-soucek-replacement-but-46m-manchester-city-deal-could-ruin-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Ham now in talks to sign Tomas Soucek replacement, but \u00a346m Manchester City deal could ruin move<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How much Aaron Ramsdale would cost this summer<\/p>\n<p>Bailey also said Ramsdale would cost \u00a325million, as per the relegation release clause in his contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe won\u2019t cost very much,\u201d said the transfer insider. \u201cA \u00a325million release clause after relegation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A \u00a325million fee for a 26-year-old goalkeeper who has been capped for England and has considerable Premier League experience is not particularly high.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsdale sadly couldn\u2019t do much for Southampton, considering how poor they were as a collective.<\/p>\n<p>However, he did well at Arsenal and his departure still stirs up debate among fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TBR Football can exclusively confirm the latest on Aaron Ramsdale\u2019s situation amid interest from West Ham United, 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