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Tom Blow

Aaron Ramsdale makes generous donation to help ex-teammate get career-saving surgery

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale made a generous financial donation to help a former teammate have a career-saving operation.

Connor Dimaio, who played alongside Ramsdale at Sheffield United and Chesterfield, suffered a serious knee injury while playing for non-league side Matlock Town in March. He has ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament and strained medial and lateral ligaments.

Dimaio needs surgery as soon as possible to keep his career alive, but, due to waiting times, has been unable to go under the knife on the NHS As such, the 27-year-old midfielder sought to raise £6,000 to have the surgery done privately instead.

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