AARON RAMSDALE has been targeted with a torrent of vile abuse by ‘pathetic’ Arsenal ‘fans’.
It’s forced the Gunners’ transfer target to limit who can comment on his Instagram posts.
The England stopper, 23, is now just hours away from signing for the Gunners in a £30million move from Sheffield United.
Ramsdale is expected to sign his contract at the Emirates on Thursday after the two clubs agreed on a fee on Wednesday evening.
The move has been widely panned by pundits in recent weeks.
Jamie O’Hara claimed selling Emiliano Martinez for £20m and signing Ramsdale for £30m a year later was a mistake.
The talkSPORT star is not alone either, with others suggesting spending £30m for a ‘backup’ goalkeeper is paying over the odds.
But a small section of sick Arsenal supporters have gone too far, trolling and even appearing to threaten Ramsdale on Instagram.
In a stomach-churning thread, one fan wrote: “Burn in motherf***ing hell you piece of s***, stay far away from Arsenal.”
Another sick troll said: “F*** off man. We don’t want you at Arsenal. Trust me you’ll be getting abuse every day.”
One urged Ramsdale to stay away while calling him a ‘fraud’ while another disturbing post branded him a ‘blonde inbred’.
Ramsdale has since been forced to limit who can comment on his posts – despite his most-recent upload coming FIVE WEEKS ago during England’s incredible Euro 2020 run.
However, the majority of Arsenal fans have been quick to slam the abuse.
One wrote: “This is so incredibly embarrassing. These people are a stain on the club, what a damn shame.”
Another said: “This is sad. He didn’t set the price tag and he didn’t set himself as the transfer target either.”
A third added: “I’ve rarely been as embarrassed as I am right now of being an Arsenal fan tbh, the state of the fan base is just pathetic.”
The abuse is the latest in a long and worrying string of incidents in recent months.
A number of players have been subject to abhorrent racist abuse, including England trio Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho following the Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged trolls to ‘crawl back under their rock’, adding: “Shame on you.”
Social media companies have vowed to crack down on abuse and say they are working hard to eradicate abusive accounts.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
