Aaron Ramsdale has thrown his hat firmly in the ring to become Arsenal's next captain.
The 23-year-old goalkeeper has told manager Mikel Arteta that he would "excel" if handed the armband, having made an impressive start to life in north London following a £24million move from Sheffield United last summer. Ramsdale has kept a superb 12 clean sheets in 24 Premier League matches and broken into the England squad, also earning plaudits for his personality on and off the pitch.
That has led many supporters and pundits to tip him for the captaincy following the deadline-day departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the January transfer window, which has resulted in Alexandre Lacazette - whose contract expires in June - and Granit Xhaka - stripped of the responsibility by former boss Unai Emery - and sharing the armband on a temporary basis. Speaking to FourFourTwo, Ramsdale declared: "Listen, I'd take the responsibility but that's down to the manager."
