{"id":596070,"date":"2021-07-12T18:34:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T22:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=596070"},"modified":"2021-07-12T18:34:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T22:34:56","slug":"maty-ryan-brighton-real-sociedad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/12\/maty-ryan-brighton-real-sociedad\/","title":{"rendered":"Maty Ryan Leaves Brighton For Spanish Side Real Sociedad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brighton & Hove Albion<\/a> goalkeeper Maty Ryan has joined Real Sociedad on a two-year contract.<\/p>\n

Brighton Keeper Maty Ryan Departs Seagulls<\/h2>\n

Out of Favour Shot-Stopper Joins Spanish Side<\/h3>\n

The 29-year-old Australian has enjoyed his time in Sussex since first arriving from Valencia in June 2017.<\/p>\n

He now returns to Spain on undisclosed terms having made more than 100 appearances for the Seagulls in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Brighton boss Graham Potter said: “Mat has been a great servant to the Albion over the past four years and on behalf of the club I\u2019d like to place on record our gratitude for his efforts.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s a great guy, top professional and as someone who wants to be playing regularly at senior level he goes to Real Sociedad with our very best wishes.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been a pleasure to work with, he will be fondly remembered by everyone and always welcome back at the club.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to The Argus<\/a>, Ryan will fight to be the number one shot-stopper at Sociedad in La Lia Santander and the Europa League.<\/p>\n

The Aussie goalkeeper has been forced out of the Brighton squad since December – falling behind Robert Sanchez and Jason Steele in the pecking order – before making a loan move to Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Discussing his fall from grace, Ryan said in February:<\/a> “He [Graham Potter] started thanking me for my time at the club, saying you have been a great servant for the club, can\u2019t say a bad word about you, you\u2019ve been professional and all this and I was sort of stunned by it.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I had to stop him and clarify it. Gaffer, I understand you are telling me I am not playing for these next couple of weeks but can I still fight for my position at the club or are you showing me the door and telling me I can leave?\u201d<\/p>\n

“He said knowing you and how you are as a person and a footballer with a willingness to be playing and contributing to a team, I suggest if you get a good offer in January that you take it.”<\/p>\n

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