Arsenal’s move to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United has collapsed, leaving the keeper devastated as Arsenal move on to other targets.

Arsenal want to sign a homegrown keeper this summer and Aaron Ramsdale has been their preferred choice. Sheffield United, however, want £30m+ for their 23-year-old keeper and that’s a price Arsenal are not prepared to pay.

As news broke that Arsenal and Sheffield United were in advanced talks over a deal for the English international, it seemed as if the two clubs might have found a way to breach the gap between them with a reported deal worth £24m plus £6m in add-ons being talked about.

Not long after, however, the whole thing reportedly collapsed with Sheffield United’s demands rising to £35m for a keeper who is actually only valued at £10.8m. They paid £18.45m for Ramsdale last summer and Arsenal were prepared to pay between £17m and £20m for him.

A few days before it was revealed they were all in advanced talks, we covered a story that claimed Arsenal would not be meeting Sheffield United’s £30m demands, although I wouldn’t be surprised to see us revisit this as the window’s deadline approaches and Sheffield United think about turning down £20m for a player worth half that who wants to leave.

There are few homegrown keepers on the market and this could well be a story Arsenal come back to.