Eddie Howe would love to sign another Aaron Ramsdale in the future but the Newcastle United head coach has admitted that bringing in raw young players with 'potential' is not his priority right now.
The Newcastle head coach will come up against the former Bournemouth 'keeper when the Magpies welcome Arsenal to St James' Park on Monday night. It was Howe, of course, who signed Ramsdale for the Cherries for an initial fee in the region of £800,000 in 2017 when the shot-stopper was just 18 years of age.
Bournemouth had tracked Ramsdale's progress at Sheffield United for a couple of years before making a bid for the youngster and it was actually Howe's nephew, Andy, the club's then head of domestic player scouting, who recommended him. The younger Howe noted how Ramsdale ticked a number of boxes, technically, with his confidence in playing out from the back for Sheffield United's under-21s. The talent spotter was also encouraged by how Ramsdale responded to making an error and how the teenager fared when he stepped up with the Blades' first team.
