Fabrizio Romano gives timeline on David Raya's future announcement (reliability: 5 stars)

David Raya's permanent transfer to Arsenal from Brentford is all but official, as per Fabrizio Romano.

The goalkeeper initially joined the Gunners on a season-long loan in the summer transfer window with an option to buy.

And Arsenal are expected to trigger £30million the buy-out clause 'soon' after reaching an agreement with Brentford earlier this month.

Raya has quickly established as the first-choice goalkeeper at the Emirates over Aaron Ramsdale, although not everyone agrees with Mikel Arteta's decision.

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