Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Mat Ryan.
The 28-year-old international has been at the South-coast side since 2017, making 124 appearances during that time.
👋 Welcome to The Arsenal, @MatyRyan!
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 22, 2021
The @Socceroos keeper joins us on loan from @OfficialBHAFC until the end of the season 🤝
Technical director Edu said: “Mat is an experienced goalkeeper, a proven talent in the Premier League and has also played many internationals for Australia. Mat will further strengthen our squad with his experience and knowledge of playing at the highest level.
"Following Matt Macey’s recent move to Hibernian, Mat will provide very good competition and positive support to all our goalkeepers and we are looking forward to him integrating quickly into the set-up here at Arsenal.”
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta too welcomed the Australian and pointed out his quality.
Mikel Arteta said: “We know Mat very well through his performances with Brighton in recent seasons and he brings additional quality to our squad. Mat has very good Premier League experience and has played over 100 times in the league, which is something that will benefit us greatly on and off the pitch. We welcome Mat to Arsenal and look forward to working with him this season.”
