{"id":621220,"date":"2023-01-19T02:41:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T07:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621220"},"modified":"2023-01-19T02:41:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T07:41:50","slug":"lchelsea-manchester-united-tottenham-brentford-david-raya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/19\/lchelsea-manchester-united-tottenham-brentford-david-raya\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Premier League Giants Tussle for Brentford Goalkeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamJDean\/status\/1615720023049347072?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Dean for the Telegraph<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chelsea and Manchester United have entered the race alongside Tottenham Hotspur for highly-rated Brentford shot-stopper David Raya. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/01\/08\/tottenham-transfer-news-brentfords-david-raya-hugo-lloris-successor\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Telegraph <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">previously reported that Spurs were closely tracking the 27-year-old, but now two other Premier League giants have registered interest in an attempt to resolve their goalkeeping conundrums.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Three-Horse Race for Brentford Star David Raya<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea and Manchester United are interested in David Raya and are ready to rival Tottenham Hotspur in the battle for the Brentford goalkeeper this summer. Spain international is expected to cost \u00a315m-\u00a320m. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TeleFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYnP4WUSfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/XYnP4WUSfY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Dean (@SamJDean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamJDean\/status\/1615720023049347072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why Do All Three Clubs Need Raya?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spurs are seeking a replacement for club captain Hugo Lloris, who has been at the club for 11 years. However, as demonstrated by his calamitous error in the recent North London derby, the 36-year-old is becoming a serious liability, so goalkeeper will be an area that Antonio Conte will look to strengthen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/17\/tottenham-held-talks-sign-pedro-porro\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur Have Held Talks in the Last 24 Hours to Sign \u2018Sensational\u2019 23 Year Old<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United may also need a man between the sticks as David de Gea is out of contract in the summer. The Red Devils have already explored the possibility of an extension, but are only willing to do so on \u2018significantly reduced terms\u2019 as stated by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/01\/18\/david-raya-transfer-manchester-united-chelsea-test-spurs-pulling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so the Spaniard\u2019s future remains unclear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea are also in a difficult position as they assess the pecking order of their goalkeepers. Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga have both lacked consistency across their Blues\u2019 careers and big-spending Todd Boehly will want to bolster his options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/17\/moises-caicedo-75-mllion-chelsea-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea \u2018Actively Exploring\u2019 Signing of \u2018Absolute Monster\u2019 Who Is Expected to Cost \u00a375 Million<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Raya\u2019s current contract is due to expire in 18 months and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/01\/18\/david-raya-transfer-manchester-united-chelsea-test-spurs-pulling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> confirmed that he is expected to leave this summer for a fee in the region of \u00a315-20 million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 NEW: David Raya has admirers at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a> and the expectation is that he could cost in the region of \u00a315\/\u00a320 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamJDean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SamJDean<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ALEBZ2i8pP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ALEBZ2i8pP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UtdPlug (@UtdPlug) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtdPlug\/status\/1615727210437959680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>A Reliable and In-Demand Keeper\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Raya was signed by the Bees back in 2019 for a bargain of \u00a33 million from Blackburn Rovers and has been one of Brentford\u2019s standout performers since their promotion to the Premier League in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jurgen Klopp told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/01\/18\/david-raya-transfer-manchester-united-chelsea-test-spurs-pulling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Raya \u201cshould have the number 10 on his back with the balls he played.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raya was named in Spain\u2019s most recent World Cup squad thanks to his impressive consistency. He was a solid performer in Brentford\u2019s debut Premier League season, where they finished 13th, and has been in imperious form again this term with Brentford currently sitting in eighth spot. He has kept six clean sheets in 19 league appearances and will be desperate to achieve a top-half finish for the Bees before he departs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Sam Dean for the Telegraph, Chelsea and Manchester United have entered the race alongside Tottenham Hotspur for highly-rated Brentford shot-stopper David Raya. The Telegraph previously reported that Spurs were closely tracking the 27-year-old, but now two other Premier League giants have registered interest in an attempt to resolve their goalkeeping conundrums. 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