Newcastle United star Callum Wilson has, on Thursday, revealed his take that Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale was exhausting completed by in not securing for himself the award for Premier League Young Player of the Year.
The newest version of the YPOTY prize was of course handed out earlier this week.
Manchester City starlet Phil Foden was the recipient of the accolade, making it back-to-back wins for a participant extensively regarded as one of world soccer’s best up-and-coming skills.
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And but, on the again of Foden’s standing being made official, many have been fast to disclose their opinions that, actually, the 21-year-old was on this event not all that deserving of the award.
Instead, the title of Bukayo Saka took its place centre stage on-line, amid widespread options that the Arsenal wide-man, owing to his tally of 11 objectives and 7 assists, ought to have been topped Premier League Young Player of the Year.
As alluded to above, although, on Thursday, it’s one other member of Mikel Arteta’s up-and-coming Gunners squad who has been backed as most deserving of the prize by Newcastle United star Callum Wilson.
The participant in query? Aaron Ramsdale.
Speaking in an interview with The Footballer’s Football Podcast, hitman Wilson revealed his take that in silencing his doubters courtesy of a formidable debut marketing campaign in north London, shot-stopper Ramsdale, ‘pipped’ Foden to the put up as being most deserving of the accolade.
“Young Player of the Season I’d probably go for Ramsdale at Arsenal,” the Newcastle standout started. “Coming from Bournemouth and Sheffield United, two relegations let’s not forget, and then he’s gone to Arsenal and there was a lot of question marks raised, even from myself who’d played with him before and thought Arsenal ‘is that a step too big’.”
“He’s proved everyone wrong and pulled off some amazing saves. I’d probably say him to be honest, not just because I know him, but Foden is a great player – who I’d put close by – but I think Ramsdale has pipped it for me.”
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