Aaron Ramsdale in the Championship? England goalkeeper opens door to Southampton stay despite Saints' impending relegation from the Premier League

Ramsdale joined Southampton last summer as they looked to stay in the Premier League for more than just one season after being promoted to the English top tier. The England international has helped the Saints out this season, however, Southampton are on course to become the first team to be relegated to the Championship.

Due to Southampton's imminent relegation back to the Championship, Ramsdale has been expected to leave the Saints in the summer. However, the former Arsenal goalkeeper has now kept the door open to staying with Southampton, but could still leave the club.

Speaking to the media, Ramsdale said: "I've had my name mentioned many times over my career, and it's quite easy to forget about it. I don't have my comments or my name on social media, so if anyone puts anything on there, I'll never see it. It's quite easy because I don't go searching for myself.

"I don't really know who I'm getting tied to or what people are saying about me. I don't really care. For me, it was about coming here to play. I knew it was going to be tough. I didn't manage to play as many games because of injuries, which is unfortunate, but I've loved my time so far.

"We've still got eight games left, and as I said, it's about finishing the season respectfully. Whatever will be, will be. I could be here, I could be abroad, I could be on a different team. I'm 26, I want to play football, and if that means moving or staying to fulfil my dreams, then that would be it."

Southampton are up against Tottenham on Sunday evening in gameweek 31, and a loss for Ramsdale's side could officially make this the earliest a Premier League side has been relegated, beating the record set by Derby County (2007-08) and Huddersfield( 2018-19) , who gained relegation in round 32.