Arsenal are guaranteed to sign a goalkeeper this summer as a backup to David Raya, according to a report.

LONDON, ENGLAND: David Raya of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: David Raya of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Fabrizio Romano reports that Arsenal will “100%” bring in a new backup goalkeeper this summer, amid doubts around Aaron Ramsdale’s future.

On Wojciech Szczesny, who has been linked with a return to Arsenal this week, Romano writes that the goalkeeper hasn’t clarified his situation with Juventus yet.

The journalist adds that there hasn’t been anything concrete in terms of a departure for Szczesny or the signing of potential Juventus replacement goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio.

So it could possibly be one to watch, but nothing is happening yet.

DOHA, QATAR: Wojciech Szczesny of Poland during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Poland and Argentina at Stadium 974 on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
DOHA, QATAR: Wojciech Szczesny of Poland during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Poland and Argentina at Stadium 974 on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Simon Collings reported for The Standard earlier this week that Arsenal are considering a surprise move to re-sign Szczesny.

The goalkeeper would be homegrown, and Collings suggested Juventus are looking to sell a goalkeeper this summer.

But Szczesny’s high wage demands would be problematic and there’s the question of whether he’d actually want to play a backup role for Arsenal.

Perhaps he’d be more willing to play a backup role as a 34-year-old goalkeeper than he was at 27, but there are no guarantees. He’ll have his international spot to think about on top of his club football.

Ajax's German goalkeeper #40 Diant Ramaj kicks the ball during the UEFA Europa League Group B football match between Olympique de Marseille and Ajax Amsterdam at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, southeastern France, on November 30, 2023. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Ajax’s Diant Ramaj kicks the ball during the UEFA Europa League Group B football match between Olympique de Marseille and Ajax Amsterdam at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, southeastern France, on November 30, 2023. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal have a couple of alternatives on their shortlist. The Standard claim the Gunners could target 33-year-old Jason Steele of Brighton, or 22-year-old Diant Ramaj of Ajax.

Whichever goalkeeper they end up pursuing, Romano seems convinced they’ll bring someone in before the summer window ends.