AARON RAMSDALE is a surprise target for Turkish giants Galatasaray.
The Southampton keeper, 27, has a £20million relegation release clause in his contract having joined from Arsenal last summer.
Ramsdale is expected to leave St. Mary’s this summer, but a loan away while the club seek promotion back to the Premier League has not been ruled out.
Southampton do not have a pressing need to raise funds through large sales this summer meaning they would be open to allowing Ramsdale to leave on loan.
The former Arsenal and Bournemouth keeper earns around £100,000-a-week on the south coast and wants to play for a top flight club to boost his England chances.
Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel recently stated he would want his first choice goalkeeper playing European football.
Saints still have veteran keeper Alex McCarthy while Gavin Bazunu remains on their books, although his loan to Standard Liege this season was cut short after a knee injury.
West Ham hold some interest in Ramsdale but have also considered Chelsea pair Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic, while they also need to sell before buying.
Ramsdale impressed in a struggling Saints side last season, keeping three clean sheets and making a number of memorable saves across the Premier League campaign that saw him relegated for a third time.
Should a move to Galatasaray materialise, Ramsdale would link up with a number of former Premier League stars that have made the lucrative switch to the Turkish giants.
Former Prem aces Davinson Sanchez, Alvaro Morata, Mario Lemina and Lucas Torreira were just a few of the stars on the Galatasaray books last term.
While they have already secured the services of former Man City and Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane ahead of the new campaign, convincing the German to pen a three-year deal worth a reported £7.7m-per-season.
Galatasaray aren’t stopping there either, with the Turkish champions also said to be keen on signing Ilkay Gundogan from Man City in the coming weeks and months.
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