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Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has been nominated for the 2023 Yachine Trophy, despite reports that Mikel Arteta wants to drop him.<\/p>\n
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Arteta is giving serious consideration to benching Ramsdale and giving David Raya a run in the Arsenal first-team.<\/p>\n
Ramsdale has served as the Gunners\u2019 No.1 since his arrival from Sheffield United in 2021 and was named in the PFA Team of the Year last season.<\/p>\n
There has been added pressure this term, though, after Arsenal decided to bring in Brentford goalkeeper Raya in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n
Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman came out and defended Ramsdale after the north Londoners\u2019 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday but the Englishman fears he\u2019s on the brink of losing his spot as the club\u2019s first choice.<\/p>\n
Despite the rumours over his starting spot, Ramsdale has been nominated for the prestigious Yachine Trophy, confirmed by the Ballon d\u2019Or Twitter account.<\/p>\n
The award is handed to the best goalkeeper in world football and Andre Onana, who left Inter Milan to join Manchester United this summer, is also on the list.<\/p>\n
Nominated for the 2023 Yachine Trophy @AaronRamsdale98 @Arsenal @England #troph\u00c3\u00a9eyachine #ballondor pic.twitter.com\/gOvyXHWXdc<\/p>\n
Ederson is nominated following Manchester City\u2019s historic treble triumph while Real Madrid\u2019s Thibaut Courtois and Aston Villa\u2019s Emiliano Martinez are on the list too, with the latter helping Argentina win the World Cup last year.<\/p>\n
Barcelona\u2019s Marc-Andre ter Stegen and former Nottingham Forest star Brice Samba have also been nominated as well as Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, Morocco international Yassine Bono and Frenchman Mike Maignan.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ben Foster has branded Arsenal boss Arteta \u2018pathetic\u2019 for his decision to bring in Raya to challenge Ramsdale for the No.1 spot at Arsenal.<\/p>\n
\u2018That\u2019s not the way to do things,\u2019 Foster told his\u00a0YouTube channel. \u2018I hate it, it\u2019s pathetic. It\u2019s something that didn\u2019t need to happen, right. They did not need to sign David Raya.<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s been a top goalie for two years. He\u2019s on the edge of being England\u2019s number one with Jordan Pickford, he\u2019s right there.<\/p>\n
\u2018When he\u2019s full of confidence and he\u2019s got a manager putting his arm around him, he\u2019s as good as anyone in this country.\u2019<\/p>\n