Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the exit of Aaron Ramsdale and the possible signing of Raheem Sterling and Neto on transfer deadline day
Sobha Realty training ground, London Colney, UK
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00:00I was going to ask you whether or not you were excited by deadline day, but I guess
00:03after news like that, you're not going to be excited?
00:05This is football. Overall, we have tried to do all the things that we wanted. There was
00:11a lot to do, still a few hours to go and nothing, and we are prepared.
00:16So in our wildest dreams, there might be something before the end of today?
00:22Let's see, it's always possible and the last 24 hours in the transfer window never rule anything.
00:28In our wildest, wildest, wildest dreams, Raheem Sterling?
00:32No, you know that I cannot talk about any player.
00:35You spoke last week about your admiration for him and vice versa,
00:38how you work well together. It sounds like Chelsea are offering him around,
00:43has he been offered to Arsenal?
00:44No, no, I'm not going to be talking about this kind of thing, sorry.
00:48OK, one deal we know that has gone through, that's Aaron's.
00:52What are your thoughts on that?
00:56First of all, I want to say thank you so much for what he's done for the club,
01:00for the team, for myself. When he joined, he brought a lot of joy, he brought his charisma,
01:06his energy and he was really good at that time. Obviously things developed and he had a situation
01:13that was difficult for him and he was insisting a lot that he is very happy when he plays and
01:19we have tried to fulfil that desire that he had. He looked really excited and happy the other day.
01:26He's joined a great club, a great coach, he looks really excited,
01:29so I think we are all happy for him.
01:32I know that Neto, the Bournemouth goalkeeper at the moment,
01:37is in the building, he's in the training ground because I saw him arrive.
01:40So I know you don't like talking about the team's players,
01:42but that would be someone to come in and be a number two, I guess?
01:46It's clear that we have lost Karl as a third goalkeeper and then we lost Aaron,
01:49so we have to replace them both.
01:52So Neto in the building having a medical I guess?
01:55Sorry?
01:55He's having a medical at the moment, is he?
01:57We have to replace Aaron and we have to replace Karl.
02:00What about Alex?
02:01What about you?
02:07If you are agile and mobile enough and you have the courage, that's right.