Arsenal and Sunderland eye Norwich ace BY TOM SMYTH ⋅ MAY 29, 2014 ⋅ POST A COMMENT FILED UNDER ALEX MCCARTHY, ARSENAL, ARSENE WENGER, CARDIFF, CRYSTAL PALACE, DAVID MARSHALL, JOHN RUDDY, NORWICH CITY, READING, SUNDERLAND, SWANSEA CITY Norwich City goalkeeper John Ruddy is a transfer target for Premier League sides Arsenal and Sunderland, according to FLW sources. Ruddy has been subject to interest from England’s top clubs for the past two summers, but has always remained at Norwich. However, with the club playing in the Championship next season, he is likely to seek a return to the Premier League. Arsenal are on the lookout for a new goalkeeper after it was announced this morning that Lukasz Fabianski had left the Emirates to join Swansea City. Should Ruddy go to Arsenal, he would provide fresh competition for current first choice Wojciech Szczesny. Ruddy has been linked with Arsenal, Sunderland and Crystal Palace Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is an admirer of the one-time England international, who missed out on this summer’s World Cup squad to Ben Foster, and was yesterday reported to have made a £6 million bid for the shot stopper. Sunderland are also interested in the 27-year-old after releasing goalkeepers Kieren Westwood and Oscar Ustari, and the Black Cats will look to test Norwich’s resolve with a similar sized offer. Ruddy, who has made over 125 appearances for the Canaries since joining from Everton in 2010, signed a new 3-year-contract with the club in October and earlier this month pledged his allegiance to Norwich:
Lambert will offer them something different up front. Bit of a teddy sheringham deal for them as he can play. He won't play every game, obviously, but they'll need to rotate that squad a lot next season.
You have to ask, why the hell move to england if the game is too quick for you. Grow some balls and adapt or fkuc off back to sweden. He wants serie A, jesus, get a grip.
