Raya signs + Arteta on transfers and his own contract

Morning.

So, we made our first official signing of the summer yesterday, as David Raya joined on a permanent basis after spending last season on loan from Brentford. The fee is around £27m, and his contract will run for four years – until 2028, at which point he’ll be 32, still relatively young in the life of a goalkeeper.

Then again, he does have to keep on the right side of a manager who does love a goalkeeper signing.

Speaking to the official site, the boss said:

David...