David Raya has gained the 2023/24 Premier League Golden Glove after Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Bournemouth took his clear sheet tally for the marketing campaign to fifteen.
Raya already had one hand on the award earlier than the sport as his closest competitor, Everton’s Jordan Pickford, may have matched his tally of 14, however the Toffees solely have two video games left to play and so the Gunners stopper can not be caught on the prime of the standings.
The award caps off a superb particular person marketing campaign for Raya, who shook off some nervy type early within the season and ended up wanting really unbeatable at instances in 2024.
Raya didn’t play a sport till the fifth spherical of fixtures, having been unnoticed of the Brentford squad on the opening weekend earlier than spending the primary three matches of his Arsenal tenure behind Aaron Ramsdale within the pecking order.
A 1-0 win over Everton marked Raya’s first Premier League outing for Arsenal and he would finish 2023 with 5 clear sheets to his title.
Nonetheless, a run of ten clear sheets from 15 appearances noticed Raya fly to the highest of the standings as Arsenal established themselves as the principle challengers to Manchester Metropolis’s Premier League crown.
Raya continues to be solely on mortgage at Arsenal however the Gunners are anticipated full a everlasting deal to safe the 28-year-old’s providers this summer season, regardless of Mikel Arteta suggesting a switch is much from a certainty earlier than the Bournemouth sport.
“These conversations are for after the season. We’ll evaluate the place we’re,” Arteta stated.
“Clearly, we’re actually pleased with David and all the things he has dropped at the membership and the staff, there is no such thing as a query about it. However, these choices are taken by all of us on the membership and we’ll see.”
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