Arsenal Goalkeeper Urged to Ditch Club Because He Is ‘Too Good to Be on the Bench’

• Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner has been urged to leave the club by retired American goalkeeper Brad Friedel
• Friedel believes Turner is too good a player to be sitting on the bench and admits he feels sorry for his countryman
• Gunners boss Mikel Arteta seems to have found a winning formula at Arsenal with Aaron Ramsdale in goal

Former Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel believes Matt Turner should consider leaving Arsenal, as he is ‘too good to be sitting on the bench’.

Turner, an American, has been brilliant for Arsenal in the Europa League so far this season, but in the league, Mikel Arteta prefers Aaron Ramsdale.

Despite only arriving in the summer from MLS side New England Revolution, Freidel believes Arsenal should let Turner go - or at least be out on loan.

With Aaron Ramdale as Arsenal's number 1 goalie in the Premier League, the North London side have been impressive so far this season.

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After 12 games, Arsenal are top of the pile with 31 points, two behind their closest challengers Manchester City.

The USA is in the World Cup, and Turner is in fierce competition with Manchester City goalie Zach Steffen, who is currently on loan and getting loads of playing minutes at Middlesbrough.

For Turner, the lack of playing time might cripple his World Cup ambitions.

"When you’re in the MLS, this is what I’ll say - it’s hard to turn down a club like Arsenal coming in for you," Freidel said as quoted by The Sun, as per Fairbettingsites.co.UK

"But when you move and you’re as good as Matt Turner, I’d like to think that you would move and you’re being told that you were gonna be the number one, which obviously wasn’t the case at Arsenal."

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As a player, Freidel earned 82 USA caps and played an impressive 310 consecutive Premier League games.

He described Turner as 'a heck of a nice guy and a heck of a good goalkeeper, reiterating his belief that Turner was far too good a goalie to be left on the bench.

Ramsdale will likely be on the bench for England in the World Cup.

Carragher slams 'corrupt' World Cup

In other news, Sports Brief reported on Jamie Carragher’s scathing sentiments on the upcoming World Cup.

Carragher, appearing as a pundit on CBS Sports, slammed the competition in Qatar as ‘extremely disgusting’, after Son Heung-Min was forced off the Champions League clash against Marseille with a nasty head injury.

"I think it's an absolute disgrace that the World Cup is in the position it's in, for lots of reasons," said the Liverpool legend.