The goalkeeper joined Southampton from the Gunners in the summer after being replaced as Arsenal number one by David Raya.
Ramsdale joined Arsenal in 2021, moving from Sheffield United for £26m, and went on to make 89 appearances, but once Raya joined the club, first on loan in 2023, and then making the move permanent a year later, the former Blades shot-stopper found his options limited.
“If I was sitting on the bench, it [winning a trophy] wouldn’t have meant that much to me,” Ramsdale told Football Focus when asked about his move to the south coast.
“I just wanted to play football. As a kid I wanted to play football to play, not to just sit on a bench.
Ramsdale had not previously spent time on the bench during his career, when a youngster at Sheffield United, he had elected to go out on loan to play, but played just 11 games for Arsenal during his final year at the club.
During his time at Arsenal, Ramsdale was a key part of the side who finished runners-up in the league and enjoyed a run to the Champions League quarter-finals, and between 2021 and 2023, he earned four England caps.
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