Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has revealed he pocketed £17 from Leeds United supporters during the Gunners’ 4-1 win at Elland Road earlier this month. Speaking on the incident he revealed that after receiving ‘dogs abuse’ in the warm-up, that he couldn’t help but give some back during the game, which allowed him to take back into the changing room a tidy sum of money.
Aaron Ramsdale said: “We’re battering them first half, we score one and I didn’t go too mad, just a bit of a smile and ran over to our fans. Then we scored the second, gave it a little bit more and then we scored the third, that was full on, send it. After the first [goal], there were some bottles and stuff thrown… a few lighters, and I chucked them off to the side. The next thing you know, money started coming on… I’m looking around and there was one £2 – well, I collect £2s, so I took that. Then there’s quids and 50ps, so I’m picking them up and I put them by my towel, [then] at half time I put them in my towel, I run off and put them in the changing room. Second half comes, a few more come, and then an e-cig comes on just before the penalty. So I’ve gone back in and I’m speaking to Kalvin Phillips, going ‘your fans must be loaded’ – it was about £17 I pulled off the pitch. And I’ve missed some money – I couldn’t pick them all up – it was about £17 I took back in.”
