Former Newcastle and Manchester United striker Andy Cole believes that Aaron Ramsdale would be a better goalkeeper than Nick Pope at St James’ Park.
Among Newcastle’s injury problems, Pope has a shoulder problem that has kept the England man out of Eddie Howe’s side.
Ramsdale, a fellow England international, has been largely frozen out of the Arsenal first team by Mikel Arteta after he signed David Raya from Brentford, with the on-loan Spaniard set to complete a permanent deal ahead of next season.
As a result, Ramsdale has been linked with a move away from the Emirates and Newcastle are suggested as a potential destination.
Speaking to Betfred, Cole said he believed Ramsdale would be a step up on Pope.
He said: “Nine times out of 10, when a player moves to a different club, they’re meant to be their new club’s number one centre-forward, centre-half, goalkeeper or whatever it may be. If Aaron makes the move, he will be Newcastle’s number-one goalkeeper.
“I like how he goes about his business and he deserves to be treated with a bit more respect, so if he does move on from Arsenal, then he certainly would do a good job at Newcastle.”
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